FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2005

March 12, 2005

Mr. Speaker:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 45

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 1, line 12, before the period, insert "; PROVIDING FOR PERIODIC EXAMINATIONS". 

     2. On page 1, line 20, after the subsection designation "A.", strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 21 through 23 in their entirety and strike line 24 up to "party" and insert in lieu thereof "In the event of a dispute between the parties concerning the reasonableness or necessity of medical or surgical treatment, the date upon which maximum medical improvement was reached, the correct impairment rating for the worker, the cause of an injury or any other medical issue, if the parties cannot agree upon the use of a specific independent medical examiner, either".

     3. On page 3, line 2, strike "the injured worker" and insert in lieu thereof "either party".

     4. On page 3, line 3, strike "employer" and insert in lieu thereof "other party".

     5. On page 3, line 13, strike "the employer requests".

     6. On page 3, line 15, before the comma, insert "is requested".

     7. On page 3, lines 17 and 18, strike "party requesting the examination" and insert in lieu thereof "employer".

                             Respectfully submitted,

Joseph Cervantes, Chairman

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:      8

No:       0

Excused:  Marquardt, Martinez, Youngberg

Absent:   None

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