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IN SB0541
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Eric Bassler
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AI Summary
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Members of religious sects whose established tenets conscientiously oppose acceptance of public or private insurance benefits may apply to the Indiana Worker's Compensation Board for a certificate of exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage
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Applicants must submit a verified affidavit, a statement from a religious leader confirming membership, and a copy of approved IRS Form 4029 (Application for Exemption from Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Waiver of Benefits)
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The religious sect must have an established method for members to share costs of work-related medical expenses and loss of income as an alternative to traditional worker's compensation
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The Board must issue the certificate within 10 days of receiving a completed application, and must maintain a database of issued certificates
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If an exempt employee no longer meets the requirements, both the employee and employer must notify the Board in writing within 30 days, at which point the employer must resume providing standard worker's compensation coverage
Legislative Description
Religious exemption from worker's compensation. Provides for an exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for a member of certain religious sects or a division of a religious sect who meets certain requirements and obtains a certificate of exemption (certificate) from the worker's compensation board (board). Provides that, if an employee for whom a certificate is issued no longer meets the requirements for a certificate, the employee and the employee's employer are required to notify the board in writing. Requires the employer to provide worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for that employee beginning on the date of the notice.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
1/14/2019