HR 4978
103th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative procedure
Claims
Federal employees
Forensic medicine
Health
Labor and Employment
Physicians
Workers' compensation
To require the administrative agency responsible for adjudicating claims under the workers' compensation provisions of title 5, United States Code, to follow certain procedures in seeking medical opinions.
Introduced: August 17, 1994
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Aug 17, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 17, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1751-1752)
Aug 17, 1994
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the administrative agency to which the Secretary of Labor has delegated the authority to adjudicate Federal workers' compensation claims to select physicians on an impartial basis when seeking a second medical opinion in such a claim.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1