- Introduced -

SB 878 - This act allows the State to request a medical examination of an injured employee in Second Injury claims and modifies the admissibility of medical reports in Second Injury cases.

This act also changes interest calculations for worker's compensation payments under subsection 3 of Section 287.160, RSMo. Uncontested late payments accrue interest at 10% per annum from ten days after the due date. Current law allows thirty days until a payment is late, and provides for interest after the thirty day period.

The statute of limitations for second injury fund claims regarding "one year after a claim is filed" is repealed.

Portions of this act are similar to SB 641 and SB 714 (2000).

CHARLES HATCHER