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OH SB368
Bill
Status
10/9/2014
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Schiavoni
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AI Summary
SB 368 Summary
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Amends Ohio workers' compensation law to include loss of use of body parts caused by brain injury or spinal cord injury in the definition of compensable disabilities for partial disability benefits under section 4123.57.
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Extends permanent total disability eligibility under section 4123.58 to individuals who have lost use of body parts due to brain or spinal cord injury, in addition to physical amputation or loss.
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Allows individuals with traumatic brain injury awarded permanent total disability to work in sheltered workshops and earn up to $2,000 per calendar quarter without losing compensation eligibility.
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Applies to all workers' compensation claims arising under Ohio Revised Code Chapters 4121, 4123, 4127, and 4131 on or after the act's effective date.
Legislative Description
To make an individual who has lost the use of a body part due to a brain injury or spinal cord injury eligible for partial disability and permanent total disability compensation under the Workers' Compensation Law.
Worker's Comp-brain/spinal cord injury- paralysis-compensation
Last Action
To Commerce & Labor
10/9/2014