Hawaii State Legislature
2005 Legislative Session

SB1657

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Measure Title: RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORM.
Report Title: Workers' Compensation; Reform
Description: Establishes loss of workers' compensation benefits for noncompliance with a treatment plan. Limits chiropractor or massage therapy visits to 24 per year for a work-related injury. Provides process to streamline medical information release for work-related injuries. Requires that a mutually selected physician do employer-requested medical exams for workers' compensation permanent impairment determination cases. Authorizes the department of labor and industrial relations to use funds from the special compensation fund to hire personnel to monitor vocational rehabilitation recipients. Requires an injured employee's employer to approve the employee's choice of vocational rehabilitation program prior to enrollment.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): SAKAMOTO
Current Referral:LBR/CPH, WAM

Date Status Text
1/27/2005SIntroduced.
1/31/2005SPassed First Reading.
2/2/2005SReferred to LBR/CPH, WAM.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment