Bill Text: NH SB409 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

New Hampshire Senate Bill 409 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relative to the first responder's critical injury benefit and establishing a committee to study soft tissue injuries for purposes of workers compensation permanent impairment awards.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)

Status: (Passed) 2016-06-22 - Signed by the Governor on 06/21/2016; Chapter 0305; Effective 06/21/2016 [SB409 Detail]

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CHAPTER 305

SB 409-FN - FINAL VERSION

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SENATE BILL 409-FN

AN ACT relative to the first responder's critical injury benefit and establishing a committee to study soft tissue injuries for purposes of workers’ compensation permanent impairment awards.

SPONSORS: Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Rep. D. Sullivan, Hills. 42; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 44

COMMITTEE: Commerce

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill extends the prospective repeal of the first responder's critical injury benefit. This bill also establishes a committee to study soft tissue injuries for purposes of workers’ compensation permanent impairment awards.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the first responder's critical injury benefit and establishing a committee to study soft tissue injuries for purposes of workers’ compensation permanent impairment awards.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

305:1 First Responder's Critical Injury Benefit. Amend RSA 281-A:32-a, II to read as follows:

II. Payments awarded under this section shall be subject to all other provisions of RSA 281-A. Total compensation payments for all additional compensation claims paid under this section shall not exceed $125,000 per claimant. No payments shall be made after July 1, [2016] 2018. Benefits paid under this section for all claimants shall not exceed $500,000.

305:2 Prospective Repeal Extended. Amend 2014, 242:4, I to read as follows:

I. Paragraph I of section 2 of this act shall take effect June 30, [2016] 2018.

305:3 Committee to Study Soft Tissue Injuries for Purposes of Workers' Compensation Permanent Impairment Awards Established.

I. There is established a committee to study soft tissue injuries for purposes of workers’ compensation permanent impairment awards.

(a) The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(1) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(2) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

II. The committee shall study soft tissue injuries for purposes of workers’ compensation permanent impairment awards.

III. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.

IV. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2016.

305:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 21, 2016

Effective Date: June 21, 2016