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CS/CS/HB 161: Payments for Health Care Providers and Surgical Procedures under Workers' Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Daley ; LaMarca ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Franklin ; Garcia ; Rudman ; Stevenson ; Tant ; Woodson

Payments for Health Care Providers and Surgical Procedures under Workers' Compensation; Increases maximum amounts of certain witness fees related to workers' compensation cases; increases maximum reimbursements for physicians & surgical procedures under workers' compensation; provides effective date.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/13/2023	House	• Filed
  11/2/2023	House	• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/23/2024	House	• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
  1/25/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
  1/26/2024	House	• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  1/29/2024	House	• Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
  2/9/2024	House	• Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  2/13/2024	House	• Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee
  2/20/2024	House	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/22/2024	House	• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
  2/24/2024	House	• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/26/2024	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/4/2024	House	• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 362 (Ch. 2024-241)

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• CS/CS/HB 161, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2024 at 5:46 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 362 (er)	Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law	Bradley	Similar	Last Action: 6/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-241

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  440.13	Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 161, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2024 at 9:43 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2024 (pdf) Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 362 (c1)	Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law	Bradley	Similar	Last Action: 6/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-241

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  571387 - Amendment Remove line 53 and insert:	Daley	2/21/2024 7:52 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/22/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  440.13	Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• HB 161, Original Filed Version Posted 10/13/2023 at 2:18 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/25/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 362	Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law	Bradley	Identical	Last Action: 6/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-241

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  824961 - Amendment Remove lines 29-34 and insert:	Daley	1/24/2024 8:32 PM	Adopted without Objection 1/25/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  440.13	Medical services and supplies; penalty for violations; limitations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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