2. HB 3161 3rd Reading

Passage. 5/23/97, p 2601 HB 3161 passes 23-8.

YCT Yea. This bill provides specific circumstances under which the commission may adopt rules requiring an injured employee to submit to more than one required medical examination (RME) in a 180-day period. This bill also provides punishments for those employers who unreasonably request too many RME’s. Also, this bill allows insurance companies to keep the cost of worker’s compensation premiums reasonable. Trial attorneys disliked HB 3161 because it thwarts corruption and abuse of employers.