OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6797
AN ACT CONCERNING PLANS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES AND ESTABLISHING
WORKING GROUPS TO REVIEW ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS
AND PARTIAL DISABILITY PAYMENTS UNDER THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION ACT.
Primary Analyst: WL 4/17/23
Contributing Analyst(s): ME
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Workers’ Compensation Claim
Admin. Serv., Dept.
GF - Cost Potential Potential
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
Section 1 requires medical plans approved by the Workers’
Compensation Commission approved after October 1, 2023 to include
an administrative process allowing employees to seek alternative
determinations of the necessity of medical and health care services, and
for the payment of those services. This would result in a potential cost
to the state to the extent employees are able to use this option and
receive medical and health care services that they would have not
received without this option.
Section 2 and 3 requires the Judiciary Committee chairpersons to
convene two working groups resulting in no fiscal impact to the state
because the groups have the expertise to meet the requirements of the
bill.
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State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None