Kentucky 25rs Session Status: Enacted

SB 201 — AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.

Prognosis

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill expands the definition of 'physician' in workers' compensation laws to include audiologists.

This bill amends workers' compensation regulations to recognize audiologists with doctorates as physicians. It also allows the University of Pikeville to be contracted for medical evaluations in workers' compensation cases.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means that if you have a hearing-related workplace injury, audiologists may now be involved in your medical assessments.

Summary

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Free Conference Committee Report 1

  2. Retain original provisions; amend KRS 342.0011 to expand the definition of "physician" to include audiologists holding a doctorate; amend KRS 342.315 to add the University of Pikeville as a medical school for the commissioner to contract with for workers' compensation medical evaluations.

  3. Labor and Industry - Department of Workers' Claims, commissioner, medical evaluations, contract State Agencies - Department of Workers' Claims, commissioner, medical evaluations, contract Workers' Compensation - Department of Workers' Claims, commissioner, medical evaluations, contract Workers' Compensation - Physicians, audiologists

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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What does SB 201 do?
AN ACT relating to workers' compensation.
What is the current status of SB 201?
This bill has been enacted into law. Enacted.
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