CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 61Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenDecember 07, 2016 An act relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 61, as introduced, Holden. Workers compensation.Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds and declares that California is the leader in advocating that the treatment provided to injured employees through the workers compensation system be guided by evidence-based decisions.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 61Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenDecember 07, 2016 An act relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 61, as introduced, Holden. Workers compensation.Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 61 Introduced by Assembly Member HoldenDecember 07, 2016 Introduced by Assembly Member Holden December 07, 2016 An act relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 61, as introduced, Holden. Workers compensation. Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California. Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds and declares that California is the leader in advocating that the treatment provided to injured employees through the workers compensation system be guided by evidence-based decisions.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds and declares that California is the leader in advocating that the treatment provided to injured employees through the workers compensation system be guided by evidence-based decisions.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California. SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds and declares that California is the leader in advocating that the treatment provided to injured employees through the workers compensation system be guided by evidence-based decisions.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California. SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds and declares that California is the leader in advocating that the treatment provided to injured employees through the workers compensation system be guided by evidence-based decisions. ### SECTION 1. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would streamline and regulate the workers compensation system to improve the process for the benefit of small businesses and the employees of the State of California.