2000-02-23                     House Journal                      Page 2279
HB 419                                                                       
HOUSE BILL NO. 419 by the House Labor & Commerce Committee                     
by request, entitled:                                                          
                                                                               
"An Act relating to the weekly rate of compensation and minimum               
and maximum compensation rates for workers' compensation;                      
specifying components of a workers' compensation reemployment                  
plan; adjusting workers' compensation benefits for permanent                   
partial impairment, for reemployment plans, for rehabilitation                 
benefits, for widows, widowers, and orphans, and for funerals;                 
relating to permanent total disability of an employee receiving                
rehabilitation benefits; relating to calculation of gross weekly               
earnings for workers' compensation benefits for seasonal and                   
temporary workers and for workers with overtime or premium pay;                
setting time limits for requesting a hearing on claims for workers'            
compensation, for selecting a rehabilitation specialist, and for               
payment of medical bills; relating to termination and to waiver of             
rehabilitation benefits, obtaining medical releases, and resolving             
discovery disputes relating to workers' compensation; setting an               
interest rate for late payments of workers' compensation; providing            
for updating the workers' compensation medical fee schedule; and               
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
was read the first time and referred to the Labor & Commerce,                  
Judiciary, and Finance Committees.