Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-05-07 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-05-07 House Journal Page 1712 SB 130 The following was read the second time: CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 130(FIN) am "An Act relating to a special deposit for workers' compensation and employers' liability insurers; relating to assigned risk pools; relating to workers' compensation insurers; stating the intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations, concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation of workers' compensation laws; relating to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board; assigning certain Alaska Workers' Compensation Board functions to the division of workers' compensation in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and to that department, and authorizing the board to delegate administrative and enforcement duties to the division; providing for workers' compensation hearing officers in workers' compensation proceedings; establishing a Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to workers' compensation medical benefits and to charges for and payment of fees for the medical benefits; relating to agreements that discharge workers' compensation liability; relating to workers' compensation awards; relating to reemployment benefits and job dislocation benefits; relating to coordination of workers' compensation and certain disability benefits; relating to division of workers' compensation records; relating to release of treatment records; relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of- living adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; relating to attorney fees with respect to workers' compensation; providing for the department to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to provide information services and legal representation to injured employees; providing for administrative penalties for employers 2005-05-07 House Journal Page 1713 uninsured or without adequate security for workers' compensation; relating to fraudulent acts or false or misleading statements in workers' compensation and penalties for the acts or statements; providing for members of a limited liability company to be included as an employee for purposes of workers' compensation; establishing a workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; making conforming amendments; providing for a study and report by the medical services review committee; establishing the Task Force on Workers' Compensation; and providing for an effective date." with the: Journal Page L&C RPT HCS(L&C) NT 2DP 3NR 2AM 1540 FN5: ZERO(CRT) 1541 FN7: ZERO(CED) 1541 FN8: (LWF) 1541 FN9: ZERO(LEG) 1541 JUD RPT HCS(JUD) NT 3DP 3NR 1AM 1678 FN5: ZERO(CRT) 1680 FN7: ZERO(CED) 1680 FN9: ZERO(LEG) 1680 FN10: (LWF) 1680 FN11: (LAW) 1680 FN12: (LAW) 1680 FN13: (LAW) 1680 FIN RPT HCS(JUD) NT 9NR 1683 FN5: ZERO(CRT) 1685 FN7: ZERO(CED) 1685 FN9: ZERO(LEG) 1685 FN10: (LWF) 1685 FN11: (LAW) 1685 FN12: (LAW) 1685 FN13: (LAW) 1685