House Bill No. 5605, also known as Public Act No. 25-50, introduces minor revisions to the Workers' Compensation Act, specifically amending subdivision (11) of section 31-280 of the general statutes. The bill repeals the existing language and substitutes it with new provisions that establish standards for approving fees for services rendered by various healthcare professionals, including attorneys and physicians. Notably, the bill mandates the chairperson to implement and annually update a fee schedule based on the Medicare resource-based relative value scale and to conform to the Correct Coding Initiative used by federal health services. Additionally, the bill removes the previous requirement that the conversion to the Medicare scale be revenue-neutral.

Furthermore, the bill stipulates that the fee schedule will limit the annual growth of total medical fees to the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for urban workers. It also clarifies that payment of the established fees by employers or their insurance carriers constitutes full payment to practitioners, prohibiting them from seeking additional amounts from claimants. The chairperson is tasked with making necessary adjustments to the fee schedule for services without established Medicare values and is required to publish guidelines for maximum legal fees payable by claimants for attorney services in connection with the Workers' Compensation Act.