2000-04-26                     Senate Journal                      Page 3519
HB 419                                                                       
The Rules Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                           
419(RLS) 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. Signing to calendar: Senator Tim              
Kelly, Chair, Senators Miller, Leman, Pearce. Signing under other              
recommendations: Senator Ellis.                                                
                                                                               
The bill is on todays calendar.