AB 1048 requires workers' compensation payors to disclose contract details and simplifies medical service authorization
August 13, 2026
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The Frame
This bill increases transparency for medical providers by ensuring they can verify the specific contracts and rates applied to their services, while streamlining the administrative process for requesting treatment authorizations for injured workers.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Medical providers
They gain the right to request underlying contracts and use standardized submission methods for treatment authorizations.
Workers' compensation payors
They must update their explanation of benefits documents and provide contract copies upon request.
Last recorded activity August 13, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can a medical provider get a copy of their contract under this bill?
Does this bill change how doctors submit requests for medical treatment?
Why It Matters
This bill increases transparency for medical providers by ensuring they can verify the specific contracts and rates applied to their services, while streamlining the administrative process for requesting treatment authorizations for injured workers.
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
on behalf of Florida Workers Compensation Guaranty Association
2026
on behalf of Florida Worker's Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association
2026
Platinum Advisors
on behalf of Californians for Compensation Reform
MR. JONATHAN MOORE
on behalf of TURFGRASS PRODUCERS INTERNATIONAL
CONVERGE PUBLIC STRATEGIES
on behalf of FOURTH PARTY AI
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2023
“Issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and other issues related to flood insurance products. Marijuana impairment research. Issues relating to automobile insurance. Issues relating to Federal Insurance Office activities regarding consideration of ESG policies by insurers. Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office regarding environmental policies and their consideration by insurers and state insurance regulators.”
1607 STRATEGIES, LLC
on behalf of American Property Casualty Insurance Association
2023
“Issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program and other issues related to flood insurance products. Marijuana impairment research. Issues relating to automobile insurance. Issues relating to Federal Insurance Office activities regarding consideration of ESG policies by insurers. Issues relating to the Federal Insurance Office regarding environmental policies and their consideration by insurers and state insurance regulators.”
ZACH A KOUTSKY
on behalf of LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
ZACH A KOUTSKY
on behalf of LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
ZACH A KOUTSKY
on behalf of LOCAL 881 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS
Sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Standardization of Authorization Methods
The bill moves toward modernizing administrative workflows by explicitly permitting electronic submission of medical authorization requests.
Connected Entities
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Analysis Score
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