S 636 South Carolina Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Medical treatment and supplies furnished

Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 42-15-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TIME PERIOD MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPLIES ARE FURNISHED, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND SUPPLIES ARE FURNISHED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL TIME THAT THE JUDGMENT OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION ESTABLISHED, BY THE PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE CONTAINED IN THE MEDICAL RECORDS OR BY THE OPINION OF A MEDICAL PROVIDER, WILL LESSEN THE PERIOD OF DISABILITY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 42-17-40, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF A WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION HEARING SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEDICAL RECORDS AND OPINIONS OF MEDICAL PROVIDERS ARE ADMISSIBLE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2019
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Introduced Mar 12, 2019 Last action Mar 15, 2019
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Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb, M.B.Matthews, Goldfinch, Talley
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Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 12, 2019
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Introduced and read first time
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