General Bill
Workers' Compensation:
Clarifies factors considered in determining major contributing cause; authorizes collection & testing of blood & urine samples upon request; provides immunity; provides for payment of medical bills regardless of test results; provides for post-accident drug testing; authorizes use of drug test results by employers that comply with material provisions of drug-free workplace requirements; revises time within which carriers must authorize an alternative physician; revises requirements related to treatment reassessment when controlled substances are proscribed; provides that certain benefits shall not be awarded when an employee is capable of performing light-duty work; provides that all preexisting conditions & injuries are subject to apportionment; authorizes advance payment of compensation only for compensable injuries; provides methodology for repayment of advances made by self-insured employers.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2014
Last Event:
Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109) on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM
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Relationship
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Bill #:
SB 1214
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Subject:
Workers’ Compensation
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Relationship:
Identical
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Bill #:
CS/CS/HB 271
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Subject:
Workers' Compensation
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Relationship:
Compare
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Bill #:
CS/SB 444
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Subject:
Workers’ Compensation
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Relationship:
Compare
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Event:
H Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 271 (Ch. 2014-109)
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Time:
05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
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Time:
03/07/2014 - 4:26 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
03/04/2014 - 11:50 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Time:
02/28/2014 - 12:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Regulatory Affairs Committee
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Time:
02/28/2014 - 12:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Regulatory Affairs Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
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Time:
02/28/2014 - 12:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Time:
02/28/2014 - 12:08 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
02/19/2014 - 4:01 PM
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Member:
Hood
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Committee:
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Version:
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| Statute
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Other Bill Citations
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440.09
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SB 1214
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440.102
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CS/CS/HB 479,
CS/SB 582,
SB 1214,
CS/CS/CS/SB 1254,
CS/SB 1352,
HB 7071,
CS/HB 7105
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440.13
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CS/HB 785,
SB 1214,
CS/HB 1351,
CS/CS/SB 1580
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440.15
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CS/CS/HB 271,
CS/SB 444,
SB 1214
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440.20
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SB 1214
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