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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 502
BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
WORKERS COMPENSATI ON: Provides relative to the Second Injury Fund
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 23:1377(G), relative to workers compensation; to provide with respect to the2
Second Injury Fund; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 23:1377(G) is hereby enacted to read as follows:5
ยง1377. Workers' Compensation Second Injury Fund6
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G. The Second Injury Board may approve an annual lump-sum amount up8
to one percent of the board's annual budget to be allocated to Louisiana9
Rehabilitation Services for use in assisting potential employers and qualified10
employees with permanent partial disabilities under the Louisiana Rehabilitation11
Services Vocational Rehabilitation Program. Services may include work evaluation12
and job readiness services, assessment for and provision of assistive technology, and13
workstation modification directly related to the employment, reemployment, or14
retention of such employees. The funds paid by the Second Injury Board, as well as15
any fund matching and earned interest, shall only be used for these purposes. The16
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services shall provide the Second Injury Board with a17
quarterly report to include funding balances and expenditures as well as case18
statistical information.19 HLS 11RS-905 ENGROSSED
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Ponti HB No. 502
Abstract: Authorizes the Second Injury Board to allocate funds to assist employers and
employees with disabilities.
Present law creates the Workers' Compensation Second Injury Fund to fund the
administrative expenses of the Second Injury Board and to reimburse compensable claims
of property and casualty insurers, self-insured employers, and group self-insurance funds.
Proposed law provides that the Second Injury Board may approve funds to be allocated to
the La. Rehabilitation Services to assist potential employers and qualified employees with
disabilities.
Proposed law requires the La. Rehabilitation Services to provide a quarterly report to the
Second Injury Fund Board.
(Adds R.S. 23:1377(G))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Labor and Industrial
Relations to the original bill.
1. Deleted proposed law provisions regarding vocational rehabilitation and
functional capacity evaluation testing.