August 2014 Legislative & Regulatory Update

This month's update outlines enacted, proposed and failed bills in the following states:

Alaska
Alabama
Florida
Minnesota

Title	Location	Start Date	End Date
CA: Public Hearing on Proposed Revised MTUS Guidelines	Oakland, CA	07/01/14	07/01/14
LASIE - 2014 Open Forum and Legislative Recap	Baton Rouge, LA	07/09/14	07/09/14
South Dakota Advisory Council Meeting - Not attending	Conference Room 3 of the Kneip Building, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD	07/09/14	07/09/14
Texas Quarterly Carrier Meeting	Austin, TX	07/10/14	07/10/14
CA: Public Hearing re: Proposed WCIS EDI Changes	Oakland, CA	07/14/14	07/14/14
NY: State Educational Conference	Albany, NY	07/15/14	07/15/14
SAWCA	Sarasota, FL	07/15/14	07/18/14
CA: CWCC Conference	Anaheim, CA	07/16/14	07/18/14
TX: Public Hearing re: Proposed Network Changes	Austin, TX	07/16/14	07/16/14
NY: Deadline for Public Comments on Proposed Treatment Guidelines	VIA WRITTEN COMMENTS - NO PUBLIC HEARING	07/19/14	07/19/14
Montana - Labor Management Advisory Council	Helena MT	07/22/14	07/22/14
CO: Educational Conference	Colorado Springs,CO	07/24/14	07/25/14
OR: EDI - IAIABC Version 3.0 Public Meeting	Via Teleconference	07/29/14	07/29/14
CO: Hearing re Proposed Rule 16/18 Changes	Denver, CO	08/13/14	08/13/14
NV: Annual Educational Conference	Las Vegas	08/14/14	08/15/14
AZ: Annual Educational Conference	Litchfield Park, AZ	08/14/14	08/15/14
CA: CHSWC Meeting	Oakland, CA	08/15/14	08/15/14
The 69th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference	Orlando World Center Marriott	08/17/14	08/20/14
Montana LM Advisory Council Meeting	Helena, MT	08/21/14	08/21/14
Montana LM Advisory Council Meeting	Helena, MT	09/09/14	09/09/14
Montana - Governors Conference on Workers Compensation	Big Sky Montana	09/10/14	09/12/14
Oklahoma Work Comp Advisory Council	Oklahoma City, OK	09/11/14	09/11/14
Texas Department of Insurance Workers' Compensation Compliance Conference	Austin, TX	09/12/14	09/12/14
TX: ICT Annual Conference	Austin, TX	09/18/14	09/18/14
IAIABC 100th Annual Conference	Austin, TX	09/29/14	10/02/14
Kansas Workers Compensation Seminar	Overland Park, Kansas	09/30/14	10/01/14

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