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1995 SESSION

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HB 2271 Pulmonary committee for black lung claims.

Introduced by: Jackie T. Stump | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Pulmonary committee for black lung claims. Requires the Workers' Compensation Commission to appoint a committee of qualified physicians, at the request of any party to a claim for coal worker's pneumoconiosis, to interpret x-ray evidence. Under the bill, if the party requesting the committee's interpretation of the x-ray evidence agrees to accept it as the binding classification, the costs of the evaluation shall be borne by the Commission.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD1972460  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/23/95  House: Presented & ordered printed LD1972460
• 01/23/95  House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
• 01/27/95  House: Assigned to L. & C. sub-committee: 2
• 02/08/95  House: No action taken by Labor and Commerce by voice vote