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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5102

SB 5102: Workers' comp medical exam

Concerning industrial insurance medical examinations.

Summary

  • Limits the number of independent medical examinations (IMEs) in certain circumstances.
  • Requires a self-insurer to provide 28-days notice before a scheduled IME.
  • Allows a worker to have a person present to observe all IMEs and to record all IMEs, provided the worker pays all recording costs and provides a copy of the recording to the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) or the self-insured employer.
  • Limits each party, in a Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals proceedings, to presenting the testimony of one medical expert witness of the same medical specialty, except the attending physician.
  • Reduces the time period for a self-insurer to submit certain information to L&I from ten days to five days.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5102), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Derek Stanford (D-1)
Introduced
January 11, 2021 in the Senate
Last action
January 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5102, SSB 5102

AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance medical examinations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Derek Stanford (D-1)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Senator D-47Karen Keiser D-33Patty Kuderer D-48

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5102)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5102)
  4. LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5102)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5102)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5102)
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. LCTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs.
  12. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5102 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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