Hawaii House Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-27 - Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
Pending: House Labor & Public Employment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes that employers shall pay all workers compensation claims for compensable injuries and shall not deny claims without reasonable cause or during a pending investigation. Establishes that employers shall notify providers of service of any billing disagreements and allows providers to charge an additional rate to employers who fail to adhere to the notification requirements. Establishes resolution procedures for employers and providers who have a reasonable disagreement over liability for services provided an injured worker.

Relating To Workers' Compensation.

Rep. Joseph Souki [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-27	House	Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
2017-01-25	House	Pass First Reading
2017-01-23	House	Pending introduction.

HB979 (Carry Over) 2017-01-27 - Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4
SB857 (Same As) 2017-03-24 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Say voting no (1) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Har, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Thielen excused (6).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=979&year=2017
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB979_.HTM