HI SB859

Amends section 386-79 to allow employees the right to have a chaperone designated and paid by the employee present during medical examinations ordered by the employer in workers' compensation cases.

Grants employees the right to record medical examinations using a recording device designated and paid for by the employee, provided the examining physician or surgeon approves.

Specifies that if an employee or the employee's designated chaperone obstructs a medical examination, the employee's right to workers' compensation shall be suspended until the obstruction ceases.

Limits employer-requested independent medical examinations to one per case unless good and valid reasons exist regarding the employee's medical progress, with costs limited to complex consultation charges under the medical fee schedule.

Becomes effective upon approval but repeals on June 30, 2019, with section 386-79 reverting to its prior form.