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House questions who pays proposed $125 filing fee in workers' compensation records bill; measure advances
Summary
Floor members asked whether an additional $125 filing fee referenced in the fiscal note for Senate Bill 830 would be borne by claimants, employers or insurers. A committee representative said the charge is a filing fee for the Uninsured Employers' Fund and the Subsequent Injury Fund, and the bill was ordered past third reading.
Annapolis — Questions on the fiscal impact of a workers' compensation records bill were raised on the floor of the Maryland House of Delegates on March 16, and a committee representative clarified the fee mechanics before the chamber advanced the measure.
Senate Bill 830, described on the floor as relating to workers' compensation claims application forms and authorization for the release of information, was taken up during the consent calendar. The floor leader asked whether a line in the fiscal note referring to “an additional hundred and $25 fee” would be passed along to people…
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