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House advances workers' compensation package after contested floor exchanges over disability and hospital billing
Summary
Lawmakers approved a set of workers' compensation bills including SB123 (permanent total disability), SB124 (uninsured employer penalties), SB125 (settlement authority) and SB127 (provider fee schedules). The package drew sustained debate over employee protections and hospital physician billing; recorded final tallies were mixed but several bills passed.
The Utah House considered a cluster of workers' compensation reforms Feb. 28, approving measures to clarify permanent total disability standards, penalize uninsured employers, authorize settlement approvals by the Industrial Commission and to extend the Commission’s authority over provider fees billed through hospitals.
SB123 (permanent total disability) was described by sponsor David H. Steele as a response to court decisions and a legislative effort to require that an industrial accident or occupational disease be a…
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