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2022 SESSION
HB 689 Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention, cost limit.
Introduced by: William C. Wampler III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention; cost limit. Adds scooters to the list of medical equipment an employer is required to furnish to an employee under certain circumstances under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The bill raises the limit on the aggregate cost of items and modifications required to be furnished by an employer to an injured employee from $42,000 to $55,000, to be increased on an annual basis.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Workers' compensation; employer duty to furnish medical attention; cost limit. Adds scooters to the list of medical equipment an employer is required to furnish to an employee under certain circumstances under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The bill raises the limit on the aggregate cost of items and modifications required to be furnished by an employer to an injured employee from $42,000 to $75,000, to be increased on an annual basis.