HB 1515: WORKERS' COMPENSATION; FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-03-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Authorizes an attending physician to request a functional capacity examination and refer an injured employee for the examination without first obtaining permission from the employee's employer in order to assess the employee's ability to return to work. Allows licensed occupational and physical therapists to be deemed qualified to perform functional capacity examinations. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Discussed in Hearing