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House Journal: Page 1102: Wednesday, April 9, 1997

of vehicle registrations, regulation of intrastate motor
carriers, imposing fees, providing for an electronic titling and
registration program, creating, eliminating, or enhancing
penalties, and providing effective dates.
MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
QUORUM CALL
A non-record roll call was requested to determine that a quorum
was present.  The vote revealed fifty-six members present,
forty-four absent.

CONSIDERATION OF BILLS
Regular Calendar
Senate File 296, a bill for an act relating to nonoccupational
health care plan payments when an employer disputes workers'
compensation liability, with report of committee recommending
passage, was taken up for consideration.
Metcalf of Polk offered amendment H-1632 filed by her as follows:

H-1632

 1     Amend Senate File 296, as amended, passed, and
 2   reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, by inserting after line 11 the
 4   following:
 5     "Sec. ___.  PAYMENT OF MEDICAL SERVICES TASK FORCE.
 6   The industrial commissioner of the department of
 7   workforce development shall establish a task force to
 8   study and make recommendations concerning the issue of
 9   the liability for payment for medical services
10   received by an employee where an employer denies
11   liability under the workers' compensation laws of this
12   state for such payment and a nonoccupational health
13   care plan covering the employee also denies liability
14   for payment.  The members of the task force shall
15   include, but are not limited to, the insurance
16   commissioner and representatives of labor, business,
17   the health insurance industry, medical care providers,
18   and interested members of the legal profession.  The
19   industrial commissioner shall submit a report
20   concerning the task force, including any
21   recommendations made, to the general assembly on or
22   before February 15, 1998."
23     2.  Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and
24   inserting the following:  "An Act concerning the
25   liability for payment of medical services provided to
26   an employee when workers' compensation coverage is
27   disputed by providing for payment by a nonoccupational
28   health care plan and by establishing a task force."
29     3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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