SENATE BILL 542

Sponsored By:

Senator Derr (Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee)

Entitled:

Workers' Compensation - Notice on Termination of Medical Benefits and Temporary Total Benefits

Synopsis:

Requiring insurers or self-insurers to notify covered employees and their treating physicians or health care providers when an employee's workers' compensation medical benefits terminate; specifying exceptions; and expanding the requirement of notifying covered employees when temporary total disability benefits terminate to apply to self-insurers.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Finance

2/10

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

3/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

3/4

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/6

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/7

Return Passed

5/12

Signed by the Governor Chapter 408

House Action

3/9

First Reading Economic Matters

3/25

Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (79-47)

Sponsored by:

Senator John W. Derr, District 3

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:

Senate

Number: 077550/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 4, 1998   at: 10:58 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 6, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 1, 1998: Third Reading Passed (79-47)