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HB0122 • 2015

Workers compensation permanent disability.

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; clarifying that a permanent total disability award be reduced for prior partial awards as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Labor
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Nicholas, B.
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0019

  3. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0019

  4. 2015-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0019

  5. 2015-02-17 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0019

  6. 2015-02-17 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-1-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-12 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-11 Senate

    Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  11. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor

  12. 2015-02-05 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-02-05 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  14. 2015-02-04 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-02-03 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2015-01-30 House

    Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-29 House

    H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

  19. 2015-01-29 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2015-01-29 House

    Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  21. 2015-01-23 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

  22. 2015-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2015-01-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0122
Effective

Date:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0190

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 19

Chapter No.:
19

Prime Sponsor:
Nicholas, B.

Catch Title:
Workers compensation permanent disability.

Subject:
Amends calculation of permanent disability awards.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law at W.S. 27-14-406(a) requires permanent total disability awards be paid for 80 months at a monthly
rate
based on income levels. It also requires that any prior permanent partial disability awards for the same injury be offset against the permanent total award.

This bill clarifies the offset shall be accomplished by reducing the number of months for which the
monthly amount
is paid, rather than by reducing the amount of the monthly payment.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0122

ENROLLED ACT NO.

19
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; clarifying that a permanent total disability award be reduced for prior partial awards as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 27
‑
14
‑
406(a) is amended to read:

27
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14
‑
406
.

Permanent total disability; benefits.

(a)

Subject to W.S. 27
‑
14
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602, upon certification by a physician licensed to practice surgery or medicine that an injury results in permanent total disability as defined under W.S. 27
‑
14
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102(a)(xvi), an injured employee shall receive for eighty (80) months a monthly payment as provided by W.S. 27
‑
14
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403(c)
less any previous awards under W.S. 27
‑
14
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405 which were involved in the determination of permanent total disability,
and dependent children shall receive an award as provided by W.S. 27
‑
14
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403(b).

The eighty (80) month period shall be reduced by the number of months for which previous awards under W.S. 27
‑
14
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405 were made for the injury that resulted in the determination of permanent total disability, with the injured worker receiving the monthly amount calculated pursuant to W.S. 27
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14
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403(c) for the balance of the eighty (80) month period.
The monthly payment amount computed under W.S. 27
‑
14
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403(c) and any amount awarded under W.S. 27
‑
14
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408 shall constitute the exclusive benefit for both the physical impairment and the economic loss resulting from an injury, including loss of earnings, extra expenses associated with the injury and vocational rehabilitation. An employee shall not receive benefits under this section if receiving benefits under W.S. 27
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14
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404 or 27
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14
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405.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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