2000-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 2750
HB 419                                                                       
The Labor & Commerce Committee has considered:                                 
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 419                                                            
"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."                                              
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               

2000-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 2751
HB 419                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(L&C)                                                
"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;                   
relating to the effect of religious nonmedical treatment on workers'           
compensation coverage; and providing for an effective date."                   
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (1):  Rokeberg                                                         
                                                                               
No recommendation (5):  Murkowski, Harris, Cissna, Sanders, Halcro             
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 419(L&C):                             
                                                                               
Fiscal note, University of Alaska, 3/29/00                                     
Fiscal note, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development, 3/29/00                   
Fiscal note, Office of the Governor/All Depts., 3/29/00                        
                                                                               
HB 419 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.