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Committee advances bill clarifying long-term disability eligibility and objective medical impairment standards
Summary
Senators unanimously recommended Senate Bill 21 to the full Senate. The bill revises eligibility for state long-term disability benefits and clarifies that objective medical impairment findings must be diagnosed by a physician using accepted medical testing rather than solely on subjective complaints.
Senator Wayne Harper presented Senate Bill 21 to the committee, summarizing changes to long-term disability eligibility and the definition of "objective medical impairment."
The committee voted unanimously to send the bill with a favorable recommendation to the full Senate.
Harper said the measure "deals with…
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