HI SB874

Clarifies that physicians appointed by the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to examine injured employees in workers' compensation claims must have a specialty appropriate for the injury being examined

Requires that appointed impartial physicians be knowledgeable in the specific injury of the claimant

Received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Work Injury Medical Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Association, and Plumbers and Fitters Union, Local 675

Addresses a gap in existing law that does not currently specify physician specialty requirements for workers' compensation examinations

Creates greater efficiencies in the workers' compensation process by ensuring appropriate medical expertise for each claim