Bill Text: MA S704 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Clarify the term proceedings for Department of Industrial Accident claims
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-08-19 - Accompanied a study order, see S02611 [S704 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S704-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Morrissey, Michael (SEN)
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
��������������� Court assembled:
��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act clarifying the term proceedings for Department of Industrial Accident claims.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Morrissey, Michael (SEN) |
Norfolk and Plymouth |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01081 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act clarifying the term proceedings for Department of Industrial
Accident claims.
��������������� Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
����������� SECTION 1. Section 14 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection 2 in line 46 by inserting after at the end thereof the following new sentence:- �The word �proceeding� in this paragraph shall be defined as including all actions of a party, including attorneys and medical experts acting on behalf of a party, that occur from the time that the claim is filed until the employee�s claim is resolved and the employee is not receiving any benefits pursuant to chapter 152 and there is no action pending before the Department or any appellate court.�
