Senate Bill No. 863 (SB 863) was signed by California's Governor on September 18, 2012. The bill increases permanent disability benefits while making a number of reforms designed to reduce administrative costs and speed the delivery of medical care to injured workers. The WCIRB is closely monitoring the impact of SB 863 on system costs as they emerge in statewide loss and loss adjustment expenses. Shown below is the WCIRB's cost monitoring plan and links to the research reports and WCIRB Wire stories that have been released thus far.
Senate Bill No. 863 WCIRB Cost Monitoring Plan (Rel. March 27, 2013)
Cost Monitoring Reports
- Research Brief — Senate Bill No. 863 Update (Rel. October 10, 2019)
- Senate Bill No. 863 WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report — 2016 Retrospective Evaluation (Rel. November 17, 2016)
- Impact of SB 863 on California Workers’ Compensation Medical Costs through June 30, 2015 (Rel. December 10, 2015)
- Senate Bill No. 863 WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report — 2015 Retrospective Evaluation (Rel. November 16, 2015)
- Analysis of the Impact of RBRVS on Medical Payments – 2015 Report (Rel. November 13, 2015)
- Ambulatory Surgical Center Cost Outcomes: Follow Up Study on the Impact of California SB 863 Workers’ Compensation Reforms (Rel. March 11, 2015)
- Senate Bill No. 863 WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report - 2014 Retrospective Evaluation (Rel. November 14, 2014)
- Ambulatory Surgical Center Cost Outcomes: The Impact of California SB 863 Workers’ Compensation
Reforms (Rel. February 26, 2014)
- Senate Bill No. 863 WCIRB Cost Monitoring Report – Initial Retrospective Evaluation (Rel. October 28, 2013)
- Impact of Senate Bill No. 863 on Loss Development Patterns (Rel. August 13, 2013)