Regulatory Compliance
Missouri
CorVel has provided workers’ compensation management services to Missouri employers for more than 30 years. Our approach is that all injured workers need quality healthcare and compassionate guidance from someone who is familiar with their case. CorVel provides personalized attention, along with the expertise needed to help speed return to work, while ensuring patients understand and follow treatment plans and get their questions answered quickly. All so that recovery can continue and life can get back on track.
Our comprehensive return to work program ensures collaboration and communication with all interested parties including the injured worker, employer, human resources, medical and safety teams, and healthcare providers. We use technology, compassionate case management for employees and cost containment measures, to give Missouri employers a superior program.
Missouri Regulatory Updates 04/11/2024
Missouri HB 1531 – Modifies provisions relating to the liability of employers
Issues: Workers’ Compensation
Summary For 12/05/2023
This measure increases the penalty for injury or death when caused by failure to comply with a safety standard to 25-50%, up from 15%. It also allows action to be brought about on the behalf of an unborn child in the case of injury or death of the unborn child.
It increases the injury award amount limit to $15,000 and removes the like standard of living standard for such awards. Further, it makes out of scope changes to some elements of workers’ compensation coverage for public entities.
Most Recent Update:
03/6/2024 – This measure was heard on March 6 in the House Insurance Policy Committee. No action was reported. This measure is eligible for consideration in an executive session.
HB 1990 – Modifies Provisions Relating to Marijuana Use and Workers’ Compensation
Issues: Workers’ Compensation
Summary For 03/14/2024
This measure amends existing legislation related to workers’ compensation and liability in the context of workplace injuries or deaths. It adds marijuana to the provisions of employees using alcohol and nonprescribed controlled substances. Additionally, it specifies that “any specific reference to marijuana or marijuana metabolites shall not apply to medical marijuana or metabolites related to medical marijuana that was legally prescribed by a licensed physician.”
It also stipulates that an employer may consider an employee to be impaired by or under the influence of marijuana at the time the accident or injury occurred if the employer has a good-faith belief that an employee manifests specific articulable symptoms of impairment, while working that decrease or lessen the employee’s performance of the duties or tasks of the employee’s job position. If an employer elects to discipline an employee on the basis that the employee is under the influence or impaired by marijuana, the employer must afford the employee a reasonable opportunity to contest the basis of the determination. The term “impairment” or “impaired” means specific, articulable symptoms of being under the influence of marijuana that decrease or lessen an employee’s performance of essential duties or tasks of the employee’s job position that an employer, in good faith, believes will result in carelessness, negligence, or disregard for the safety of the employee or others and disrupt business operations.
This measure takes effect on August 28, 2024.
Most Recent Update:
03/25/2024 – This measure was heard and passed in executive session on March 25 in the House Rules – Regulatory Oversight Committee by a vote of 6-2. The vote count was recently released. It is eligible for further consideration in the House.
Missouri Services
- Workers’ compensation claims administration
- Medical bill review in compliance with state requirements
- Local PPO development and management
- Case management services
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