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1998 SESSION

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SB 365 Workers' compensation; duty to furnish medical attention.

Introduced by: Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Duty to furnish medical attention. Removes wheelchairs from a provision of the Workers' Compensation Act limiting reimbursement for specified medical equipment and modifications to an aggregate cost of $25,000 for any one accident. Wheelchairs, walkers, canes or crutches would be furnished, fitted, and maintained by the employer as the nature of the injury may require, and not subject to the $25,000 lifetime cap. This bill also requires that employers provide prosthetic or orthotic appliances, proper fitting and maintenance, and training in the use of the appliance when an accident results in the loss of use of an arm, hand, leg or foot. Under current law, such appliances, maintenance, and training are only required when an accident results in amputation of an arm, hand, leg, or foot.


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