STAND. COM. REP. NO. 984

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 390

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 390, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make permanent Act 172, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, which:

(1) Grants employees the right to have a chaperone present during a medical examination relating to a workers' compensation work injury and, with the approval of the examining physician or surgeon, to record the medical examination; and

(2) Provides that if an employee or employee's chaperone obstructs the medical examination, the employee's right to workers' compensation shall be suspended until the refusal or obstruction ceases.

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Oahu County Democrats, and Work Injury Medical Association of Hawaii testified in support of this measure. Two individuals provided comments on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 390, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair