| Measure Title: | RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. |
| Report Title: | Workers' Compensation ($) |
| Description: | Clarifies that payment of benefits under the Workers' Compensation Law shall be terminated if maximum medical improvement has been reached, the employee has filed a false claim, or when the period of benefits paid exceeds the maximum medical improvement limit. Sets the initial maximum medical improvement limit at 156 weeks and requires the director to annually revise the limit based on actuarial evaluations of all workers' compensation claims so that 90% of all claims during the next year are expected to fall. Allows an employee to seek tort remedies if the employee has reached the maximum medical improvement limit and the payment of all workers' compensation benefits has been terminated. Defines "maximum medical improvement". (HB1776 HD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | M. OSHIRO |
| Current Referral: | LAB, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/21/2004 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/22/2004 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading |
| 1/23/2004 | H | Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2 |
| 2/13/2004 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-04 at 9:00 am in State Capitol Auditorium. |
| 2/17/2004 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 2/20/2004. |
| 2/18/2004 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-20-04 at 9:30 am in conference room 309. |
| 2/20/2004 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, Nakasone, Caldwell, Ito, Mindo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Souki, Blundell, Moses; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pendleton. |
| 2/20/2004 | H | Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 433-04) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/20/2004 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Meyer voting no and Representative(s) Bukoski, Pendleton excused. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment