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House adopts substitute to allow state flexibility in workers— compensation purchasing after court ruling
Summary
Lawmakers substituted H.B. 72 to let the state seek workers' compensation coverage outside the Workers' Compensation Fund after a recent Utah Supreme Court ruling clarified fund ownership; floor debate centered on statutory wording and potential long-term ramifications.
The Utah House on the floor adopted a substitute for H.B. 72 aimed at giving the state flexibility to obtain workers' compensation coverage from sources other than the Workers' Compensation Fund (WCF) following a Supreme Court ruling about ownership.
Representative Gordon Snow, sponsor, said the original intent was to reflect the court's finding that policyholders, not the…
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