SB2448 Summary

• Authorizes recording of employee medical examinations in workers' compensation cases with the consent of both the employee and the examining physician, and permits use of the recording as evidence.

• Allows recordings of independent medical examinations ordered by the Commission to be made with consent of the employee and examining physicians, with recordings provided to the Commission and attorneys for all parties.

• Establishes a collective bargaining pilot program allowing construction employers and labor organizations to create alternative dispute resolution systems, agreed medical provider lists, and other workers' compensation procedures through binding collective bargaining agreements.

• Requires pilot program agreements to be filed with the Commission for review and approval within 21 days, with provisions for judicial review of Commission rejections.

• Maintains that procedural modifications under the pilot program do not diminish or increase the basic entitlements of employers or employees under the Workers' Compensation Act.