The bill aims to modify attorney fees related to controverted medical expenses, appeals, and changes of physicians under the Workers' Compensation Law in Arkansas. Key changes include the establishment of a new fee structure where attorney's fees for controverted medical benefits are set at twelve and one-half percent (12%) of the controverted medical benefits. Additionally, the bill specifies that fees for legal services regarding indemnity benefits will be split between the employer or carrier and the injured employee or their dependents, with the employer or carrier also responsible for fees related to controverted medical benefits.

Further amendments increase the maximum allowable fees for attorneys on appeals, raising the cap from five hundred dollars ($500) to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for appeals to the full commission, and from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for appeals to higher courts. The bill also raises the fee for legal services related to a change of physician from two hundred dollars ($200) to one thousand dollars ($1,000). These changes are intended to provide clearer guidelines and potentially increase compensation for legal services rendered in the context of workers' compensation claims.