AASM supports elimination of daylight saving time change, urges Congress to hold hearing
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DARIEN, Ill., March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The American Academy of Sleep Medicine commends federal legislators for seeking to establish a national, fixed, year-round time by eliminating seasonal time changes in the spring and fall. However, the AASM urges Congress to hold a Congressional hearing to gather more information about the potential benefits of permanent standard time before establishing permanent daylight time.
On March 9, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and several Republican and Democratic colleagues announced that they have reintroduced in the U.S. Senate the Sunshine Protection Act, which Rubio previously introduced as Senate bill 670 in March 2019. Like House bill 69, introduced Jan. 4 by Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, the legislation would make daylight saving time permanent across the U.S., eliminating the biannual time cha
01/15/21
WorkersCompensation.com
San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has issued a notice of conference call public hearing for a proposed evidence-based update to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS), which can be found at California Code of Regulations, title 8, section 9792.24.7. The conference call public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, at 10 a.m. and members of the public may attend by calling 866-390-1828 and using access code 5497535#. Members of the public may review and comment on the proposed updates. Written comments must be submitted no later than February 18. Please see the proposed regulation page for direction for submitting written comments.
12/29/20
WorkersCompensation.com
Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has issued an order updating the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS) Drug List effective February 1, 2021, pursuant to Labor Code section 5307.29.
The Administrative Director s update order adopts changes to the MTUS Drug List based on the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines, published by Reed Group, Ltd., including the following:
New drug recommendations addressed in the Antiemetics Guideline
Updated Guideline References for desvenlafaxine succinate
The updated MTUS Drug List v.8 and the Administrative Director s order can be accessed on the DWC MTUS drug formulary webpage.
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