House File 2234 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  R. OLSON


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to provisions for continued medically related
  2    benefits in certain settlements of workers' compensation
  3    claims.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6043HH 82
  6 av/rj/8

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  1  1    Section 1. Section 85.35, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  5A.  The parties to any settlement made
  1  4 pursuant to this section may agree that the employee has the
  1  5 right to benefits pursuant to section 85.27 under such terms
  1  6 and conditions as agreed to by the parties in the settlement,
  1  7 for a specified period of time after the settlement has been
  1  8 approved by the workers' compensation commissioner.  During
  1  9 that specified period of time, the commissioner shall have
  1 10 jurisdiction of the settlement for the purpose of adjudicating
  1 11 the employee's entitlement to benefits provided for in section
  1 12 85.27 as agreed upon in the settlement.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill relates to provisions for continued medically
  1 15 related benefits in certain settlements of workers'
  1 16 compensation claims.
  1 17    The bill amends Code section 85.35 by allowing parties to a
  1 18 settlement for workers' compensation benefits to agree that
  1 19 the employee has the right to medically related benefits
  1 20 pursuant to Code section 85.27 under such terms and conditions
  1 21 as agreed to by the parties in the settlement, for a specified
  1 22 period of time after the settlement has been approved by the
  1 23 workers' compensation commissioner.  During the specified
  1 24 period of time, the workers' compensation commissioner retains
  1 25 jurisdiction of the settlement for the purpose of adjudicating
  1 26 the employee's entitlement to the medically related benefits,
  1 27 as agreed upon in the settlement.
  1 28 LSB 6043HH 82
  1 29 av/rj/8