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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 796

File Code: Workers' Compensation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 542
Sponsored By:
Delegate Exum (Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee)
Entitled:
Workers' Compensation - Notice on Termination of Medical Benefits and Temporary Total Benefits

Synopsis:

Requiring the insurer or self-insurer to notify a covered employee and the employee's treating physician or other health care provider when the employee's workers' compensation medical benefits terminate; providing for specified exceptions; and expanding the requirement of notifying a covered employee when temporary total disability benefits terminate to apply to self-insurers.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Economic Matters
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Special Order 3/27 (Bissett) Adopted
3/27
Third Reading Passed (74-54)
4/4
Return Passed
5/21
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/30
First Reading Finance
3/31
Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Workers' Comp. Benefit & Ins. Oversight Com.
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
NOTICES
PHYSICIANS
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SAL COMP.
Bill affects the following Statute:
Labor and Employment
( 9-733 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 393178/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (74-54)
Senate
April 8, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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