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DE HB373

An Act To Amend Titles 18 And 19 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Workers' Compensation Insurance.


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Introduced
05/29/2014
In Committee
06/17/2014
Crossed Over
06/12/2014
Passed
06/25/2014
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/15/2014

Introduced Session

147th General Assembly

Bill Summary

This Act makes substantial changes to Titles 18 and 19 of the Delaware Code designed to control the level of workers’ compensation premiums in Delaware. The most significant changes are (a) a 33% reduction in medical costs to the workers’ compensation system, phased in over a period of three years; (b) absolute caps, expressed as a percentage of Medicare per-procedure reimbursements, on all workers’ compensation medical procedures beginning on January 1, 2017; and (c) increased independence for the Ratepayer Advocate who represents ratepayers during the workers compensation rate approval process and for the committee that oversees the cost control practices of individual workers compensation insurance carriers.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (59)

Bryon Short (D)* John Atkins (D),  Michael Barbieri (D),  Paul Baumbach (D),  Andria Bennett (D),  Donald Blakey (R),  Patricia Blevins (D),  Stephanie Bolden (D),  Colin Bonini (R),  Gerald Brady (D),  Ruth Briggs King (R),  Brian Bushweller (D),  Bill Carson (D),  Catherine Cloutier (R),  Tim Dukes (R),  Bruce Ennis (D),  Ron Gray (R),  Debra Heffernan (D),  Margaret Henry (D),  Gerald Hocker (R),  Deborah Hudson (R),  Earl Jaques (D),  James Johnson (D),  S. Quinton Johnson (D),  Harvey Kenton (R),  John Kowalko (D),  Gregory Lavelle (R),  Dave Lawson (R),  Valerie Longhurst (D),  Ernesto López (R),  Robert Marshall (D),  David McBride (D),  Joseph Miró (R),  John Mitchell (D),  Michael Mulrooney (D),  Ed Osienski (D),  William Outten (R),  Trey Paradee (D),  Harold Peterman (R),  Karen Peterson (D),  Brian Pettyjohn (R),  Nicole Poore (D),  Charles Potter (D),  Mike Ramone (R),  Pete Schwartzkopf (D),  Darryl Scott (D),  Danny Short (R),  F. Gary Simpson (R),  Melanie Smith (D),  Stephen Smyk (R),  Dave Sokola (D),  Jeff Spiegelman (R),  Bryan Townsend (D),  Robert Venables (D),  John Viola (D),  Rebecca Walker (D),  Dennis Williams (D),  Kim Williams (D),  Dave Wilson (R), 

Last Action

Signed by Governor (on 07/15/2014)

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