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House panel adopts Industrial Commission workers' compensation chapter rewrite, strikes in‑state office language requested by Senate
Summary
The committee approved the Industrial Commission's comprehensive rewrite of IDAPA 17.01.01 (workers' compensation rules) but concurred with the Senate in removing subsection 305.01(a), which had specified maintaining an in‑state office and staffing standard.
The Idaho House Commerce & Human Resources Committee voted to adopt rule docket 1701012301, a rewrite of the Industrial Commission's workers' compensation chapter (IDAPA 17.01.01), and concurred with the Senate's concurrent resolution to strike subsection 305.01(a) from the final rule.
Paul Jeffreys of the Industrial Commission presented the rewrite, which the agency said was drafted after negotiated rulemaking sessions with stakeholders, two public hearings and dozens of comments. "The mission of the industrial commission is to fairly administer the Idaho workers' compensation law," Jeffreys said, and explained the rewrite was intended to…
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