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Proponents argued that the primary purpose of SB2576 is to pay the temporary and permanent disability benefits to every worker who legitimately suffers a work-related injury or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment, to pay reasonable and necessary medical expenses resulting from the work-related injury, and to encourage the return to work of the worker.
Provisions include restoration of “fair and impartial interpretation;” requirement of workers to provide medical proof of injury that occurs on the job; stronger measures related to drug and alcohol usage; clarification of an employee's choice of physician; and significant increases in benefits for surviving spouses and funeral costs.
Opponents, however, contend that the bill would unnecessarily restrict the opportunity of injured employees to collect benefits owed to them and that it represents a negative change to current law. The bill was held on a Motion to Reconsider, which will be taken up at a later date.
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