Illinois House Bill 3526 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-21 - Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that the 500 week limit on compensation includes weeks paid for certain prior injuries. Eliminates certain rebuttable presumptions applicable to emergency personnel. Reduces compensation for injuries to specific parts of the body. Requires Commission decisions to be based upon the guidelines provided in the most current edition of the American Medical Association guidelines. In fee schedule requirements, changes limits to apply to maximum amount billed rather than maximum allowable payments. Effective immediately.

WKR COMP REDUCE BENEFITS

Rep. Grant Wehrli [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-21	House	Tabled
2017-03-21	House	Motion Prevailed
2017-03-14	House	To Workers Compensation Subcommittee
2017-02-24	House	Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Grant Wehrli
2017-02-22	House	Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
2017-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-10	House	First Reading
2017-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Grant Wehrli

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
820	305	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	305	8	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	305	8.1b	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	305	8.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3526&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB3526.htm