SB 346 Summary

• Requires the worker's compensation board to adopt rules by January 1, 2013, establishing reimbursement rates for medical services provided by medical services facilities to injured workers.

• Increases benefit amounts for permanent impairment injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2012, with degree-based payments ranging from $1,680 to $4,200 per degree depending on severity level.

• Increases maximum average weekly wages for compensation calculations from $975 to $1,170 for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2012.

• Increases maximum total compensation for injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2012, from $325,000 to $390,000.

• Applies new reimbursement rate rules to medical services facilities (hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers) separately from other medical service providers for services provided after December 31, 2012.