SF0089 • 2016

Workers compensation-time for requesting hearing.

AN ACT relating to labor and employment; clarifying the deadline for requesting a hearing on a final determination of worker's compensation benefits by specifying applicable law; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Perkins
Last action: 2016-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2016

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2016-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-04 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0021
2016-02-29 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0021
2016-02-29 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0021
2016-02-29 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0021
2016-02-29 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0
2016-02-26 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-25 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-24 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-24 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2016-02-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2016-02-22 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-22 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2016-02-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-18 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-17 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-17 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 30-0-0-0-0
2016-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
SF0089
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0334

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0021

Chapter No.:
36

Prime Sponsor:
Perkins

Catch Title:
Workers compensation-time for requesting hearing.

Subj
ect:
Clarifying the date upon which a
request for hearing on a worker’
s compe
nsation benefit denial is filed

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill clarifies when a requesting for
a hearing on a denial of worker’
s compensation benefits is filed.

The bill cla
rifies that the Wyoming Statute
s
’
general provision concerning when a document is filed is applicable. The general provision is located at W.S. 16-4-301(a) and provides, among other things, that a filing by mail is considered filed on the date of the postmark.
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

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0089

ENROLLED ACT NO. 21,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 27
‑
14
‑
601(
k)(iv) is amended to read:

27
‑
14
‑
601
.

Payment or denial of claim by division; notice; objections; review and settlement of claims; filing fee; preauthorization of hospitalization or surgery
.

(k)

Determinations by the division pursuant to this section and W.S. 27
‑
14
‑
605 shall be in accordance with the following:

(iv)

Any
interested party may request a hearing before a hearing examiner on the final determination of the division by filing a written request for hearing with the division within fifteen (15) days after the date the notice of the final determination was mailed by the division. If the division has not rendered a final determination within sixty (60) days following the date the claim was filed, any interested party may request a hearing before a hearing examiner in the manner prescribed by this paragraph.
If the written request for hearing is sent to the division by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, proof of such mailing within the time provided by this subsection with a receipt signed by an agent of the state of Wyoming shall be presumed to be timely filing of the request with the divisio
n

The date a written request for hearing is filed shall be determined pursuant to W.S. 16
‑
4
‑
301(
a)
;

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED:
_________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk