RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Summary
Establishes a payment rate not to exceed cost plus forty per cent for nonprescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, or nonlegend drugs for workers' compensation purposes, subject to certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a House version to a House Draft version (HD1) with significant metadata changes, including file metadata, page numbers, and formatting artifacts. The core legislative text regarding workers' compensation drug reimbursement rates remains substantively unchanged, maintaining the cost-plus-40% payment rate structure and clinical necessity requirements.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative intent and provisions remain identical to the original version.
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File metadata and formatting artifacts were added, including document properties, page numbers, and header information that were not present in the original version.
Text formatting was altered with different spacing and character encoding, though the substantive language of the bill remains the same.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error that should be corrected.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
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Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 8) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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