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HB 141                                                                                                                        
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" was read the second time.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be                                                              
advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without                                                                  
objection, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 141 was read the third time.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The question being: "Shall 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" pass the                                                              
Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 141                                                                                                                          
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                                                   
Effective Date                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
YEAS:  20   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Yeas:  Bishop, Coghill, Dunleavy, Dyson, Egan, Ellis, Fairclough,                                                               
French, Gardner, Giessel, Hoffman, Huggins, Kelly, McGuire, Meyer,                                                              
Micciche, Olson, Stedman, Stevens, Wielechowski                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and so, HOUSE BILL NO. 141 passed the Senate.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                

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Senator Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the vote on                                                              
the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective date                                                            
clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was signed by                                                         
the President and Secretary and returned to the House.