The Florida Senate

HB 3935: Workers' Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Arnall

Workers' Compensation; creates Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; requires commission to operate clerk's office; authorizes destruction of obsolete records; specifies criteria for coverage of certain mental or nervous injuries; prohibits compensation for psychiatric impairments; provides for alternative medical care & for independent medical examinations; provides for informal & formal grievance procedures, etc. Amends 20.171, Chs. 440, 442, 627.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/1998	House	• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00122
  3/13/1998	House	• Referred to Financial Services (EIC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00239
  4/9/1998	House	• Withdrawn from Financial Services (EIC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1972 (Ch. 98-161) -HJ 00504

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• HB 3935, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:09 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (9)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1422	Workers' Compensation	Gutman	Similar	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1972 (Ch. 98-161) Location:
  H 1755	Drug-free Workplace Program	Cosgrove	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died in Committee on Financial Services (EIC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1972 (Ch. 98-161) Location:
  H 3573	Drug-free Workplaces	Lynn	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 H Died, reference deferred, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1972 (Ch. 98-161) Location:
  H 3751	Workers' Compensation Insurance	Stabins	Compare	Last Action: 4/9/1998 H Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00504 Location:
  H 4705	Workers' Comp/Employee's Injury	Financial Services	Compare	Last Action: 4/20/1998 H Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 1972 (Ch. 98-161) -HJ 00702 Location:
  H 4815 (e2)	Workers' Compensation	Safley	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1372 (Ch. 98-199) Location:
  S 1026	Workers' Compensation	Williams	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance Location:
  S 1496	Workers' Compensation/Public Records	Gutman	Compare	Last Action: 5/1/1998 S Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance Location:
  S 1972		Lee	Compare	Last Action: 5/22/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-161 Location:

  Citations - Statutes (25)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  20.171	Department of Labor and Employment Security.
  440.02	Definitions.
  440.05	Election of exemption; revocation of election; notice; certification.
  440.09	Coverage.
  440.095
  440.10	Liability for compensation.
  440.107	Division powers to enforce employer compliance with coverage requirements.
  440.13	Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations.
  440.134	Workers' compensation managed care arrangement.
  440.14	Determination of pay.
  440.15	Compensation for disability.
  440.191	Employee Assistance and Ombudsman Office.
  440.192	Procedure for resolving benefit disputes.
  440.20	Time for payment of compensation; penalties for late payment.
  440.34	Attorney's fees; costs.
  440.4416	Workers' Compensation Oversight Board.
  440.594
  440.596
  442.003	Legislative intent.
  442.014	Division cooperation with Federal Government; exemption from Division of Safety requirements.
  442.023	Matters within jurisdiction of the Division of Safety; false, fictitious, or fraudulent acts, statements, and representations prohibited; penalty; statute of limitations.
  442.20	Workplace safety.
  627.0915	Rate filings; workers' compensation, drug-free workplace, and safe employers.
  627.212	Workplace safety program surcharge.
  627.311	Joint underwriters and joint reinsurers.

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