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HB 419                                                                       
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 419(RLS) BY THE HOUSE RULES                              
COMMITTEE, 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               

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HB 419                                                                       
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 Judiciary and Finance              
Committees.