STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1896

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.C.R. No. 157

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Government Operations, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 157 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT THE RIGHT OF A PROVIDER OF SERVICE TO ASSIGN THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORKERS' COMPENSATION BILLING DISPUTE TO A BILLING COMPANY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to continue to recognize and accept the right of a provider of service to assign the right to participate in a workers' compensation billing dispute to a billing company.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Vintage Medical and Billing, LLC, Hawaii Injured Workers Association and one individual.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 157 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Government Operations,

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SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI, Chair