Incorporating evidence-based guidelines for medical treatment in workers’ compensation cases could have severe consequences for injured workers and lawyers on either side of the practice, attorneys said, but a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is nonetheless looking to make the change—and facing significant objections in the process.
House Bill 1800, introduced last December by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Berks, would amend the century-old Workers’ Compensation Act to require medical treatment for injured workers to meet guidelines established by a panel of medical providers appointed by the secretary of Labor and Industry. The bill has drawn staunch opposition from many attorneys—both claimants counsel and those representing employers—and the workers’ compensation sections of both the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association have urged members of the House not to support it.
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