HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1837
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative(s) Seiler, Gelber, Ross, Goodlette, Ritter,
13	Brown, and Berfield offered the following:
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15	Amendment
16	Remove line(s) 3054 through 3079, and insert:
17	(b) Only A catastrophic injury as defined in s. 440.02(38)
18	shall, in the absence of conclusive proof of a substantial
19	earning capacity, constitute permanent total disability. In all
20	other cases, no compensation shall be payable under paragraph
21	(a) if the employee is engaged in, or is physically capable of
22	engaging in, employment, including sedentary employment. In
23	order to obtain permanent total disability benefits, the
24	employee must establish that he or she is not able
25	uninterruptedly to engage in any employment, including sedentary
26	employment, within a 50-mile radius of the employee’s residence,
27	due to his or her physical limitation. Such benefits shall be
28	payable until the employee reaches age 75, notwithstanding any
29	age limits. If the accident occurred on or after the employee
30	reaches age 70, benefits shall be payable during the continuance
31	of permanent total disability, not to exceed 5 years following
32	the determination of permanent total disability.Only claimants
33	with catastrophic injuries or claimants who are incapable of
34	engaging in employment, as described in this paragraph,are
35	eligible for permanent total benefits. In no other case may
36	permanent total disability be awarded.
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