Bill > HB1630

This bill amends Tennessee law related to workers' compensation, primarily by authorizing the chief administrative officer of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to use funds from the "subsequent injury and vocational recovery fund" for various purposes, including the implementation and maintenance of a computer system for the bureau, costs associated with legal counsel defending claims against this fund, and providing vocational recovery assistance to eligible employees. Additionally, the bill makes several technical changes to existing statutes, such as replacing the term "petition" with "file a motion with" and "respond to the petition in a timely fashion" with "comply with the court's order" in certain procedural contexts, and it also modifies language regarding impairment ratings for workers' compensation claims, specifically allowing for combined impairment ratings from multiple physicians to meet the ten percent threshold.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1630&ga=114