2019 meetings

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MLAC Bill Review 2019

Subcommittee meetings

• On Legislation (2019-2020 interim)
• On HB 3022 (2019 session)
• On HB 2418/SB 507 (2019 session)

Dec. 13 (meeting canceled)

Oct. 11 (10 a.m.)

• Agenda Note revised agenda and meeting time change
• Audio
  
• Summary of SB 1197 (1990) reform changes
• Workers’ Compensation Board Appellate Update
• Workers’ Compensation Division overview of time loss

Sept. 19 (meeting canceled)

Aug. 2, 2019 (meeting canceled)

June 14, 2019 (9:30 a.m.)

• Agenda Note revised agenda and meeting time change
• Audio
• Minutes
• SB 533 (2013) annual report
• Managed Care Organizations background material
• Lou Holston MCO testimony
  

May 3, 2019 (10 a.m.)

• Agenda
• Audio
• Minutes
• SB 507-8 amendments
• HB 3022-6 amendments

April 26, 2019 (9:30 a.m.)

• Agenda
• Audio
• Minutes
• Special Districts Association testimony HB 2418/SB 507
• HB 2418/SB 507 subcommittee recommendation
• HB 3022-2 hand engrossed amendments
• Presentation from Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
  

April 5, 2019 (1:30 p.m.)

• Agenda revised
• Audio
• Minutes
• WCD follow up information vocational assistance
• Proposed HB 3022 amendment language 4/5/19
• Vocational assistance data from SAIF

March 27, 2019 (1:30 p.m.)

• Agenda
• Audio
• Minutes
• Diagnostics – language proposals as of 3/22
• Ceases denials – language proposals as of 3/22
• OTLA proposed language (3/27 12 p.m.)

March 22, 2019 (11 a.m.)

• Agenda
• Audio
• Minutes
• HB 2413 - Vocational assistance changes
• WCD follow up vocational assistance data
• HB 2413 proposal from Oregon Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals

March 8, 2019

• Agenda
• Audio
  
• Minutes
• HB 3146 – updating references to “inmate” NOTE: MLAC review limited to sections 113, 149, and 150
• Selected sections of HB 3146
• WCD synopsis HB 3146
• HB 3003 – self-insured employer security
• Proposed -3 amendments
• WCD bill analysis HB 3003-3
• SAIF testimony HB 3003
• HB 2413 - Vocational assistance changes
• Proposed -1 amendments
• NCCI cost analysis HB 2413 (original bill)
• WCD bill analysis HB 2413-1
• HB 2418 / SB 507 – occupational disease presumption for public safety
• Oregon State Firefighters Council proposed amendments HB 2418/SB 507
• NCCI cost analysis HB 2418 – revised
• WCD bill analysis HB 2418 (original bill)
• WCD memo HB 2418 who is covered (original bill)
• WCD memo court cases on reasonable discipline
• Portland FPDR data
• Special Districts Association testimony
• Portland FPDR testimony
• Oregon State Firefighters Council testimony (Karl Koenig)

Feb. 22, 2019

• Agenda
• Audio
  
• Minutes
• WCD Modernization presentation
• HB 3022 (LC 696) – workers' compensation law changes
• HB 3022
• WCD background HB 3022
• Testimony from Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho
• Business coalition testimony HB 3022
• OTLA testimony HB 3022
• SAIF Corporation testimony HB 3022

Feb. 8, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Audio
• Biennial Report on the Workers’ Compensation System
• National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Overview and Pricing
• NCCI presentation
• NCCI cost analysis HB 2418
• NCCI cost analysis HB 2413
• HB 2788 – Workers’ Benefit Fund balance requirement
• HB 2788 One Pager
• HB 2424 - “Come along” providers in managed care organizations
• Workers’ Compensation Division analysis HB 2424
• Memo: Chiropractic physician MCO panel participation
• Memo: Documented history of treatment
• HB 2406 – Coverage for trainees in certain work experience programs
• Proposed HB 2406-1 amendments
• Workers’ Compensation Division analysis HB 2406-1
• HB 2087 – Civil Penalty Cap
• Proposed HB 2087 amendments (Workers’ Compensation Division)
• Data: Insurers affected by the $10,000 per three month period cap
• Data: Workers’ Compensation civil penalties
• Physician Assistant legislation update
• Physician assistant provider map
• Provider map (all provider types)
• 2006 MLAC Care Provider Study
• SAIF provider counts by service year
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association presentation on legislative concept
• LC 696 summary
• LC 696

Jan. 23, 2019 (meeting canceled)

Jan. 11, 2019

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Audio
• SB 355 (LC 205) non-substantive language changes to ORS 656.005
• MLAC review is limited to section 62 (starting on page 91)
• HB 2406 (LC 1874) Coverage for trainees in certain work experience programs – Disability Rights Oregon
• HB 2087 (LC 522) Civil Penalty Cap
• HB 2424 (LC 3108) “Come along” providers in managed care organizations
• Majoris testimony
• HB 2413 (LC 2638) Vocational assistance changes – Oregon Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
• Vocational assistance outcome data
• Vocational assistance training plan information
• HB 2418 (LC 2820) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occupational disease presumption
• Occupational disease data
• City of Portland data
• WCD presentation on occupational disease claims
• SAIF Corporation presentation on claim processing
• Association of Oregon Counties testimony
• Oregon Association Chiefs of Police and the Oregon State Sheriffs Association testimony
• Special Districts Association of Oregon testimony
• Oregon Trial Lawyers Association testimony