Legislature(2021 - 2022)BARNES 124
04/05/2021 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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| Audio | Topic |
|---|---|
| Start | |
| HB30 | |
| HB149 | |
| HB110 | |
| Regulatory Commission of Alaska | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 149 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 110 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 146 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 30 | TELECONFERENCED | |
4:05:25 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ
would be HOUSE BILL
workers' compensation
workers' compensation
impairment; relating
death benefits; and providing for an effective date."
4:05:57 PM
CHARLES COLLINS, Di
Department of Labor
congratulating the
premiums down, and
eighth year in a ro
employers. He added
because some things
adjusted for many
is the only path that
repairment after
[workers' compensation]
have been a number
occurring in 2005.
MR. COLLINS shared
inform the Division
has occurred on the
division gets a report
occasionally a medical
process goes smoothly,
rehabilitated and
"90-plus percent"
that occasionally,
to rehabilitation
that is brought b
situation is rare,
compared to 17,000
lawyers and employee
He said that under
employee is only
consultation. If
counsel gets paid th
the employer, and
burden of that cost.
4:10:37 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ invited questions from the committee.
4:10:56 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ
ascertaining that
closed public testimony.
4:11:13 PM
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN
Sectional Analysis,
provided]:
Section 2:
23.30.190(a),
compensation
$177,000 (2000
inflation and
the national average.
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN
average in the year 2000.
MR. COLLINS responded
$177,000 was at the
the baseline was changed
to bring Alaska closer
that due to inflation,
again to align itself
Representative Josephson proposed in HB 30.
REPRESENTATIVE KAUFMAN
complicated and that
through.
MR. COLLINS replied
whole body impairment
used as a starting
explained that some
compensation out by
whole body. The
American Medical Associa
compensation amount
he reiterated has not been updated in 21 years.
4:15:22 PM
CO-CHAIR SPOHNHOLZ invited questions from the committee.
4:15:45 PM
CO-CHAIR FIELDS moved
individual recommendations
There being no objection,
Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.