HB 2001

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION

By Representative(s) MENOR (BR)

Keywords: HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Report Title: Work Comp

Description: Amends workers compensation laws regarding independent medical examinations by requiring employer requested medical examinations to be done by a State-licensed experienced physician of the same specialty as the treating physician.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. CPC 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 4
 2- 2-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday,
                  02-04-00 at 8:30 am - 11:30 am in House conference
                  room 309.
 2- 4-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2- 7-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday,
                  02-09-00 at 9:45 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 2- 9-00        H The committee on LAB recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2- 9-00        H The votes in LAB were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Yoshinaga, Catalani, Goodenow, Hiraki, Nakasone,
                  Takai, Moses; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none        
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura,
                  Saiki, Rath