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 removes the requirement that the conversion to the Medicare resource-based relative value scale must be revenue-neutral. It also mandates that the fee schedule limit the annual growth in total medical fees to the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index for urban workers.

Additionally, the bill requires the chairperson to implement and annually update relative values based on the Medicare scale and to conform to coding guidelines from the Correct Coding Initiative used by federal health services. The established fees paid by employers or their insurance carriers will be considered full payment to practitioners, prohibiting them from seeking additional amounts from claimants. Furthermore, the bill stipulates that guidelines for maximum fees payable by claimants for legal services must be published annually, ensuring transparency and consistency in the fee structure associated with workers' compensation claims.