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S*0145 (Rat #0339, Act #0318 of 1980) General Bill, By I.E. Lourie, Land and D.S. Taylor
A Bill to Amend Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Sections 42-15-95 and 42-5-45, so as to require information compiled by a treatment facility pertaining directly to a Workmen's Compensation claim to be made available to specified parties and provide a penalty for wilful failure of an employer to secure Workmen's Compensation coverage; to amend Sections 42-15-90, 42-3-190, 42-17-10, 42-5-30, 42-19-10, 42-19-20 and 42-19-30, all relating to administrative procedures under the Workmen's Compensation Law, so as to delete the requirement for the Industrial Commission to furnish forms to employers, require commission approval of hospital charges, provide for adjustment of compensation agreements based on inaccurate computation of average weekly wages, require insurance carriers to file evidence of an insured employer's compliance with the Workmen's Compensation Law, require reports of all accidents requiring medical attention, provide for commission approval of extension or termination report forms rather than the furnishing of such forms by the commission and increase the penalty for failure to submit forms necessary for adjudication of claims.
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A Bill to Amend Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Sections 42-15-95 and 42-5-45, so as to require information compiled by a treatment facility pertaining directly to a Workmen's Compensation claim to be made available to specified parties and provide a penalty for wilful failure of an employer to secure Workmen's Compensation coverage; to amend Sections 42-15-90, 42-3-190, 42-17-10, 42-5-30, 42-19-10, 42-19-20 and 42-19-30, all relating to administrative procedures under the Workmen's Compensation Law, so as to delete the requirement for the Industrial Commission to furnish forms to employers, require commission approval of hospital charges, provide for adjustment of compensation agreements based on inaccurate computation of average weekly wages, require insurance carriers to file evidence of an insured employer's compliance with the Workmen's Compensation Law, require reports of all accidents requiring medical attention, provide for commission approval of extension or termination report forms rather than the furnishing of such forms by the commission and increase the penalty for failure to submit forms necessary for adjudication of claims.
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| 01/16/79 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-13 |
| 01/16/79 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-13 |
| 05/09/79 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-7 |
| 05/30/79 | Senate | Read second time SJ-17 |
| 06/05/79 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House SJ-8 |
| 06/06/79 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-2434 |
| 06/06/79 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2435 |
| 01/23/80 | House | Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-379 |
| 01/31/80 | House | Debate adjourned HJ-558 |
| 02/05/80 | House | Read second time HJ-622 |
| 02/06/80 | House | Reconsidered HJ-663 |
| 02/06/80 | House | Debate adjourned HJ-663 |
| 02/12/80 | House | Debate adjourned HJ-877 |
| 02/13/80 | House | Debate adjourned HJ-891 |
| 02/14/80 | House | Read second time HJ-939 |
| 02/19/80 | House | Debate adjourned HJ-974 |
| 02/20/80 | House | Read third time and enrolled HJ-1020 |
| 02/27/80 | Senate | Ratified R 339 SJ-28 |
| 03/04/80 | Signed By Governor | |
| 03/04/80 | Effective date 03/04/80 | |
| 03/04/80 | Act No. 318 | |
| 03/14/80 | Copies available |