2014-02-10                     House Journal                      Page 1553
HB 141                                                                                                                        
The following was read the second time:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE BILL NO. 141                                                                                                         
     "An Act setting the fee for medical treatment or services                                                                  
     performed outside the state under the Alaska Workers'                                                                      
     Compensation Act, requiring a provider of medical treatment or                                                             
     services under the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act to submit                                                              
     bills for treatment or services to employers within 180 days after                                                         
     the date the treatment or services are rendered, and limiting the                                                          
     time for appealing an employer's denial or reduction of a bill; and                                                        
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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Representative P. Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
HB 141 be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and                                                                  
placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 141 was read the third time.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Josephson moved and asked unanimous consent that he                                                              
be allowed to abstain from voting because of a conflict of interest.                                                            
Objection was heard, and Representative Josephson was required to                                                               
vote.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The question being:  "Shall HB 141 pass the House?"  The roll was                                                               
taken with the following result:                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 141                                                                                                                          
Third Reading                                                                                                                   
Final Passage                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  36   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  3   ABSENT:  0  VACANT:  1                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Austerman, Chenault, Costello, Drummond, Edgmon, Feige,                                                                  
Foster, Gara, Gattis, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Hawker, Herron,                                                                    
Higgins, Holmes, Hughes, Isaacson, Johnson, Josephson, Kawasaki,                                                                
Keller, LeDoux, Lynn, Millett, Munoz, Nageak, Neuman, Olson,                                                                    
Reinbold, Seaton, Stoltze, Tarr, Thompson, Tuck, P.Wilson, T.Wilson                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Excused:  Kreiss-Tomkins, Pruitt, Saddler                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
And so, HB 141 passed the House.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative P. Wilson moved and asked unanimous consent that                                                                 
the roll call on the passage of the bill be considered the roll call on the                                                     
effective date clause.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 141 was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.