00                      CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 93(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to claims for injury, disability, or heart attack payable from the                                     
02 fishermen's fund; relating to claims against protection and indemnity insurance policies                                
03 of vessel owners; and providing for an effective date."                                                                 
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 23.35.140 is amended to read:                                                                      
06            Sec. 23.35.140. Limitation on benefits. (a) Except for compelling reasons,                               
07                 (1)  compensation may not be paid for medical care or hospitalization                                   
08       furnished before the ascertainable time of injury, or before authorization in the case of                         
09       disability caused by an occupational disease;                                                                     
10                 (2)  the total allowance for any one injury or disablement is $15,000                               
11       [$10,000].                                                                                                        
12            (b)  The total allowance for any one heart attack is $15,000 [$10,000].                                  
13    * Sec. 2. AS 23.35.145 is amended to read:                                                                         
14            Sec. 23.35.145. Claim of vessel owner. If a fisherman files a claim for                                    

01       benefits under this chapter and also files a claim against the protection and indemnity                           
02       insurance policy of the vessel owner, the vessel owner is entitled to receive a benefit,                          
03       not to exceed the amount of the actual loss, that is the lesser of                                                
04                 (1)  the full amount of the protection and indemnity insurance policy                                   
05       deductible; or                                                                                                    
06                 (2)  $15,000 [$5,000].                                                                              
07    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).