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HI HB436

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/15/2013

Primary Sponsor

Mark Nakashima

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Clarifies that physicians appointed by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to examine injured workers must have a specialty appropriate for the injury being examined.

  • Requires that examining physicians be knowledgeable in the specific injury of the claimant to improve efficiency in the workers' compensation process.

  • Effective date of July 1, 2013.

  • Received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii State AFL-CIO, multiple labor unions, and medical associations.

Legislative Description

Workers' Compensation; Impartial Physician; Examination

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

3/21/2013

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/21/2013
Judiciary and Labor2/28/2013
Finance2/6/2013
Labor & Public Employment1/22/2013

Full Bill Text

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