AB-1293
Labor & Employment

Workers’ compensation: qualified medical evaluators.

Engrossed
CA
2025-2026 Regular Session
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Key Takeaways

  • Requires standardized forms and templates for workers' compensation medical evaluations by 2027.
  • Establishes new quality review processes for medical-legal reports in workers' compensation cases.
  • Mandates continuous monitoring of medical evaluator performance and report accuracy.
  • Creates a formal process to challenge inaccurate or incomplete medical evaluation reports.

Summary

Assembly Member Wallis proposes new requirements for qualified medical evaluators in California's workers' compensation system, mandating standardized forms and enhanced quality controls for medical-legal evaluations. The legislation directs the Division of Workers' Compensation to create a template report form containing all statutory and regulatory requirements for complete medical-legal evaluations, along with a standardized form for communicating with panel evaluators before examinations.

The bill establishes a formal process for parties to challenge potentially inaccurate or incomplete medical-legal reports, requiring the medical director to review these submissions as part of an expanded quality assurance program. Annual evaluations of medical-legal reports, including both challenged reports and those rejected by workers' compensation judges, will be conducted and published on the division's website.

Under the new provisions, the administrative director must develop regulations by January 2027 implementing these changes while maintaining existing requirements for qualified medical evaluator appointments, including licensing, education, and practice standards. The legislation preserves current provisions for evaluator discipline and conflict of interest restrictions while adding structure around report submission and review processes.

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
Next Step
Senate Committee
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Placed on suspense file
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 1293 Wallis Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Introduced. To print.

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Anna CaballeroD
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Tim GraysonD
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Megan DahleR
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Kelly SeyartoR
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Aisha WahabD
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Anna CaballeroD
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Tim GraysonD
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Megan DahleR
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Kelly SeyartoR
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Aisha WahabD
Senator
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Greg WallisR
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Christopher CabaldonD
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Laura RichardsonD
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Introduced By

Greg Wallis
Greg WallisR
California State Assembly Member
40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (6/2/2025)

Latest Voting History

June 30, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
6017PASS

Key Takeaways

  • Requires standardized forms and templates for workers' compensation medical evaluations by 2027.
  • Establishes new quality review processes for medical-legal reports in workers' compensation cases.
  • Mandates continuous monitoring of medical evaluator performance and report accuracy.
  • Creates a formal process to challenge inaccurate or incomplete medical evaluation reports.

Get Involved

Act Now!

Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.

Introduced By

Greg Wallis
Greg WallisR
California State Assembly Member

Summary

Assembly Member Wallis proposes new requirements for qualified medical evaluators in California's workers' compensation system, mandating standardized forms and enhanced quality controls for medical-legal evaluations. The legislation directs the Division of Workers' Compensation to create a template report form containing all statutory and regulatory requirements for complete medical-legal evaluations, along with a standardized form for communicating with panel evaluators before examinations.

The bill establishes a formal process for parties to challenge potentially inaccurate or incomplete medical-legal reports, requiring the medical director to review these submissions as part of an expanded quality assurance program. Annual evaluations of medical-legal reports, including both challenged reports and those rejected by workers' compensation judges, will be conducted and published on the division's website.

Under the new provisions, the administrative director must develop regulations by January 2027 implementing these changes while maintaining existing requirements for qualified medical evaluator appointments, including licensing, education, and practice standards. The legislation preserves current provisions for evaluator discipline and conflict of interest restrictions while adding structure around report submission and review processes.

40% progression
Bill has passed all readings in its first house and is ready to move to the other house (6/2/2025)

Key Dates

Next Step
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
Next Step
Senate Committee
Referred to the Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations
Hearing has not been scheduled yet
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
Placed on suspense file
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Senate Committee
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Hearing
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Vote on Assembly Floor
Assembly Floor
Vote on Assembly Floor
AB 1293 Wallis Assembly Third Reading
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Appropriations Hearing
Do pass
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Assembly Committee
Assembly Insurance Hearing
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
Introduced
Assembly Floor
Introduced
Introduced. To print.

Latest Voting History

June 30, 2025
PASS
Senate Committee
Senate Appropriations Hearing
AyesNoesNVRTotalResult
6017PASS

Contacts

Profile
Anna CaballeroD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Tim GraysonD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Megan DahleR
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Kelly SeyartoR
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
Profile
Aisha WahabD
Senator
Committee Member
Not Contacted
Not Contacted
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Profile
Anna CaballeroD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Tim GraysonD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Megan DahleR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Kelly SeyartoR
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Aisha WahabD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Greg WallisR
Assemblymember
Bill Author
Profile
Christopher CabaldonD
Senator
Committee Member
Profile
Laura RichardsonD
Senator
Committee Member