Bill Text: HI HB314 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Workers' Compensation; Vog
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB314 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB314-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Workers' Compensation; Vog
Description:
Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to develop rules for workers' compensation claims involving vog- related medical conditions.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. In response to the recent increase in emissions from Kilauea's newest vent at Halema‘uma‘u crater, a House Special Committee on Vog Effects (Committee) was created to bring together experts to examine the effects of vog on the people of the State of Hawaii. The Committee held a series of fact-finding meetings focusing on health and public safety, agriculture, and economic impacts and tourism.
The purpose of this Act is to require the department of labor and industrial relations to develop rules for workers' compensation claims related to exposure to vog.
SECTION 2. The department of labor and industrial relations shall develop and implement rules governing workers' compensation claims that are filed for vog-related medical conditions. The rules shall include, at a minimum, medical conditions for which claims may be filed, a process for filing these claims, and conditions under which claims may be denied. In developing these rules, the department of labor and industrial relations shall consult with the department of health, workers' compensation insurers, healthcare providers, healthcare insurers, and anyone else deemed necessary by the department of labor and industrial relations.
SECTION 3. The department of labor and industrial relations shall submit a report to the legislature of its findings and recommendations, including any necessary legislation, on the development and implementation of rules governing workers' compensation claims based on health conditions related to vog exposure and shall also submit a copy of their proposed rules to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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