Employment Medical Examination Expense Amendments

Added a definition clarifying that 'medical examination' excludes appointments made to clear an employee for work after an injury or illness that happened outside of work.

Modified the existing definition of 'medical examination' to explicitly include drug testing.

Added a specific prohibition against requiring employees to receive a medical exam outside their paid shift without compensation.

Added a specific prohibition against requiring employees to use their leave time to receive a medical exam mandated by the employer.

Clarified that an employer cannot require an employee to pay for a medical exam even if the employer reimburses the employee later.

The definition of 'medical examination' was updated to clarify that it excludes appointments for returning to work after an injury, but now explicitly includes appointments to allow an employee to take or return from medical leave for an injury or illness occurring outside the course of employment.

A provision requiring the commission to pay 50% of retained costs to the individual was removed from the text.

The remaining funding provision was renumbered from item (ii) to item (iii) following the removal of the previous item.

Added a specific exclusion stating that medical examinations do not include appointments to return to work after an injury or illness outside the scope of employment.

Explicitly stated that drug testing is included in the definition of a medical examination.

Added new prohibitions preventing employers from requiring employees to receive exams outside their paid shift or to use leave time for the exam.

Changed the penalty distribution so the state treasurer receives the retained administrative costs, while the remainder is paid directly to the individual victim.

Added a new definition stating that 'medical examination' includes drug testing.

Added a new definition clarifying that 'medical examination' does not include appointments for medical leave following an injury or illness occurring outside the scope of employment.

Added a prohibition requiring employers to pay for medical exams if the employee must attend outside their paid work shift.

Added a prohibition preventing employers from requiring employees to use leave time to attend required medical exams.

Modified the enforcement section to clarify that penalties are calculated based on the total costs paid by the individual, including fees to the employer and costs to the healthcare provider.