The Provider Network Advisory Group, tasked with providing Washington Department of Labor and Industries with input and advice related to establishing a provider network, has announced that it will hold its first public meeting on Thursday July 28, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Some of the items on the draft agenda include an overview of Senate Bill 5801, credentialing overview, and minimum standards for approving providers into the provider network.

Additional information regarding the public meeting and draft agenda is available at: http://www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Files/OMD/ProvNetwork/AgendaProvNetworkAG07282011.pdf.