72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 63
 
LC 471/SB 63-1
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 63
 
               By COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND LABOR
 
                             April 1
 
  On page 5 of the printed bill, line 41, after 'involving '
delete the rest of the line and insert 'more than one potentially
responsible employer or insurer'.
  In line 42, delete '656.308'.
  On page 6, delete lines 40 through 45 and insert:
  ' (b) When a hearing set pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
subsection is postponed because of the need to join one or more
potentially responsible employers or insurers, the assigned
Administrative Law Judge shall reschedule the hearing as
expeditiously as possible after all potentially responsible
employers and insurers have been joined in the proceeding and the
medical record has been fully developed. The board shall adopt
rules for hearings on claims involving one or more potentially
responsible employers and insurers that:'.
  On page 7, line 2, delete 'on the claim'.
  In line 8, delete 'injured worker' and insert 'claimant'.
  In line 9, after 'of' delete the rest of the line and insert
'claims.'.
  After line 12, insert:
  ' (d) If a hearing has been postponed in accordance with
paragraph (b) of this subsection, the director may not consider
the timeliness of a denial issued in the claim that is the
subject of the hearing for the purpose of imposing a penalty
against an insurer or self-insured employer that is potentially
responsible for the claim.'.
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