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HI HCR167

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Johanson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to prepare a proposal for increasing reimbursement rates to workers' compensation service providers.

  • Proposal must include federally accepted factors to estimate practice expenses and work costs, recognition of geographic differences in insurance rates, and analysis of how increased fees affect medical workforce participation.

  • Department must submit the proposal to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the start of the 2018 Regular Session.

  • Resolution addresses limited provider access to workers' compensation patients, particularly on neighbor islands, due to burdensome documentation, slow payment processing, and inadequate fee reimbursements.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations To Prepare And Submit A Proposal That Delineates How It Will Increase The Reimbursement Rate To Providers Of Service For Workers' Compensation Claimants.

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Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).

3/29/2017

Committee Referrals

Consumer Protection & Commerce3/29/2017
Labor & Public Employment3/14/2017

Full Bill Text

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