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L&I outlines recent workers' comp bills, including PTSD pilot and access-to-care changes
Summary
Cindy Gaddis summarized bills the agency tracked: HB 2151 (modular housing standards), HB 6188 (asbestos certification alignment), SB 6058 (wage-and-hour prioritization), SB 6039 (modernizing communications), HB 2405 (PTSD pilot) and a major access-to-care bill (SCS SB 5847) that expands treatment access and authorizes hiring claims adjudicators.
Cindy Gaddis, chief policy officer for Insurance Services, briefed the advisory committee on five agency-request bills the governor supported and several other bills that affect workers' compensation.
She said House Bill 2151 adopts national standards for modular housing and is signed into law. She reported HB 6188 (asbestos certification alignment with the EPA model accreditation plan) had been delivered to the governor but not yet signed. Senate Bill 6058 gives L&I authority to prioritize and proactively address wage-and-hour issues; Cindy said the governor signed it.
Cindy described HB 2405, an agency-request bill establishing a pilot program for PTSD occupational-disease claims. "There…
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