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Are the recent changes to the Workers Compensation laws retroactive?

April 26, 2017changes compensation Laws recent retroactive worker

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Are the recent changes to the Workers Compensation laws retroactive?

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The courts have decided the majority of the provisions of the reform act are retroactive and apply to cases that pre-date the bill. This specifically applies to future medical awards before 2004. The new medical care procedures such as, managed provider network (MPN) and utilization review (UR) applies to all cases. Many of the other provisions that are retroactive are still being litigated.