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Workers Comp Unwrapped Episode 509: SIBTF Reform Is Coming: What California Providers Treating Pre-Existing Condition Patients Must Do Now
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Governor Newsom's veto of AB 1329 last October didn't kill SIBTF reform, it redirected it. Instead of a narrower legislative fix, the Governor ordered the Department of Industrial Relations and the Division of Workers' Compensation to build a comprehensive overhaul as part of the 2026-27 budget process, and the trailer bill language that came out of that process in February goes considerably further than the bill that got vetoed. In this episode, Ajay and Angel explain what SIBTF actually is, why the reform effort exists in the first place, and what the proposed changes mean…
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