Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-05-21 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-05-21 Senate Journal Page 1712 SB 130 The following report was received and distributed at 2:15 p.m., May 21, 2005: May 21, 2005 Mr. President: Mr. Speaker: The Conference Committee considered CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 130(FIN) am "An Act relating to a special deposit for workers' compensation and employers' liability insurers; relating to assigned risk pools; relating to workers' compensation insurers; stating the intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations, concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation of workers' compensation laws; relating to the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board; assigning certain Alaska Workers' Compensation Board functions to the division of workers' compensation in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and to that department, and authorizing the board to delegate administrative and enforcement duties to the division; providing for workers' compensation hearing officers in workers' compensation proceedings; establishing a Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to workers' compensation medical benefits and to charges for and payment of fees for the medical benefits; relating to agreements that discharge workers' 2005-05-21 Senate Journal Page 1713 compensation liability; relating to workers' compensation awards; relating to reemployment benefits and job dislocation benefits; relating to coordination of workers' compensation and certain disability benefits; relating to division of workers' compensation records; relating to release of treatment records; relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of-living adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; relating to attorney fees with respect to workers' compensation; providing for the department to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to provide information services and legal representation to injured employees; providing for administrative penalties for employers uninsured or without adequate security for workers' compensation; relating to fraudulent acts or false or misleading statements in workers' compensation and penalties for the acts or statements; providing for members of a limited liability company to be included as an employee for purposes of workers' compensation; establishing a workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund; making conforming amendments; providing for a study and report by the medical services review committee; establishing the Task Force on Workers' Compensation; and providing for an effective date" and HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 130(JUD) am H "An Act relating to workers' compensation and to assigned risk pools; relating to the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; establishing the Task Force on Workers' Compensation; amending Rule 45, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date" and recommends FREE CONFERENCE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 130 "An Act relating to workers' compensation and to assigned risk pools; relating to the Alaska Insurance 2005-05-21 Senate Journal Page 1714 Guaranty Association; establishing the Task Force on Workers' Compensation; amending Rule 45, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date." be adopted. Signing the report: Senator Therriault, Chair, Senators Huggins, French; Representative Rokeberg, Chair, Representatives Anderson, Croft The following previously published fiscal information applies: Fiscal Note No. 14, Alaska Court System Fiscal Note No. 15, Department of Labor and Workforce Development Fiscal Note No. 16, indeterminate, Office of the Governor The report was held on the Secretary's desk.