Injured Workers Transparency Act

2025-2026 Bill 4750: Injured Workers Transparency Act - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4750
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. M.M. Smith, McCravy, C. Mitchell, Spann-Wilder, White and Govan
Document Path: LC-0506WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Injured Workers Transparency Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 77
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 77
)

2/4/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS by ENACTing THE
"INJURED WORKERS TRANSPARENCY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION
42-15-45
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
FORMS USED BY INJURED WORKERS TO FILE WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND FORMS
USED BY WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE CARRIERS TO DENY BENEFITS MUST PROVIDE
CERTAIN EXPLICIT NOTICE OF NONREPRESENTATION AND APPEALS RIGHTS TO THE INJURED
WORKERS, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORKERS COMPENSATION
COMMISSION.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
This act may be cited as the "Injured Workers Transparency Act."

S
ECTION 2.
C
hapter 15, Title 42 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
42-15-45
.
(
A) The form that an
injured worker uses to file a claim for workers compensation coverage and the
form that a workers compensation insurance carrier uses to deny benefits for a
claim must include the following notice to the injured worker:

(
1)
a statement clarifying that the carrier is acting solely on behalf of the
employer and does not provide legal advice or advocate for the interests of the
claimant;

(
2)
a statement that if the claim is denied by the carrier, the claimant has the
right to appeal the decision to the workers compensation commission;

(
3)
an explanation of certain information necessary to understand the appeals
process, including the required form, applicable deadlines, manner and location
of appeal filing, filing fee information, and contact information for the
commission including its street address, mailing address, telephone number,
internet website address, and email;

(
4)
notice that the claimant may represent himself or be represented by an
attorney;

(
5)
notice that an appeal may result in the award of partial or full benefits,
including medical care and lost wages; and

(
6)
notice of the applicable statute of limitations, with an explanation that if a
claim is not filed within this time, it can be dismissed and the person loses
the right to bring the cause of action.

(
B)
The commission shall revise the applicable forms to conform to the requirements
of subsection (A) before January 1, 2027.

S
ECTION 3. This act takes effect on January 1,
2027.

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