Bill Title: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Defines the terms "accident" and "injury". Provides that "injury" includes the aggravation of a pre-existing condition by an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, but only for so long as the aggravation of the pre-existing condition continues to be the major contributing cause of the disability. Provides that an injury resulting directly or indirectly from idiopathic causes is not compensable.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 27-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB6218 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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