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Bill to require supplemental workers' compensation reporting wins Assembly backing
Summary
Mister Bronson said the supplemental report will provide the Assembly with more detailed information on case processing times, appeals and modernization efforts at the Workers' Compensation Board; minority members pressed for distribution of the report to minority leaders but the sponsor said recent budget language controls recipients.
Mister Bronson, sponsor of legislation to expand reporting by the Workers' Compensation Board, told the floor the supplemental report will supply data on case durations, appeals and modernization progress so lawmakers can spot delays and recommend fixes. "We want to know what's happening in that system so that we can make informed policy decisions," he said.
Miss Walsh and other members asked why the supplemental report would not be sent to minority legislative leaders; Bronson said last year's budget changed reporting recipients to the governor and the two majority houses and that he kept the language consistent with that budget negotiation. Members supporting the bill described long delays in care authorization and appeals, with one member saying routine claims can take months or years to resolve; the Assembly passed the bill on the floor.
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