Delaware General Assembly

Signed 7/15/14

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

5/29/14

B. Short

Sen. Blevins, Hocker
Rep. Briggs King

Sen. Bonini, Bushweller, Cloutier, Ennis, Henry, Lavelle, Lawson, Lopez, Marshall, McBride, Peterson, Pettyjohn, Poore, F Simpson, Sokola, Townsend, Venables
Reps. Atkins, Barbieri, Baumbach, Bennett, Blakey, Bolden, Brady, Carson, Dukes, Gray, Heffernan, Hudson, Jaques, J. Johnson, Q. Johnson, Kenton, Kowalko, Longhurst, Miro, Mitchell, Mulrooney, Osienski, Outten, Paradee, Peterman, Potter, Ramone, Schwartzkopf, Scott, D. Short, M. Smith, Smyk, Spiegelman, Viola, Walker, D.E. Williams, K. Williams, Wilson

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18 AND 19 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE.

This Act makes substantial changes to Titles 18 and 19 of the Delaware Code designed to control the level of workers’ compensation premiums in Delaware. The most significant changes are (a) a 33% reduction in medical costs to the workers’ compensation system, phased in over a period of three years; (b) absolute caps, expressed as a percentage of Medicare per-procedure reimbursements, on all workers’ compensation medical procedures beginning on January 1, 2017; and (c) increased independence for the Ratepayer Advocate who represents ratepayers during the workers compensation rate approval process and for the committee that oversees the cost control practices of individual workers compensation insurance carriers.

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