2021 meetings

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Tentative planned meeting schedule

Jan. 15, 2021, MLAC update on COVID-19 issues

2021 MLAC legislative review chart

Subcommittee meeting

• Subcommittee on SB 489
  

April 30

• Agenda (revised)
  
• Audio
• Minutes
  

April 9

• Agenda (revised)
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• SB 801-2 amendments (replace the original bill)
  
• Scott Winkels, League of Oregon Cities, SB 801-2
• HB 3188
• -1 amendments
• Proposed -2 amendments
  

April 2 (1 p.m.)

• Agenda
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• SB 802-1 amendments (replace the original bill)
• SB 801/802 information from UFCW
• United Food and Commercial Workers update on SB 801/802
  
• SB 801-1 amendments (replace the original bill)
• SB 801/802 information from UFCW
• WCD follow-up information on SB 801
  
• Roseburg Forest Products
• Benjamin Debney
• United Food and Commercial Workers update on SB 801/802
  
• HB 3188 and -1 amendments
  
• HB 3188 follow-up information WCD

March 26

• Agenda
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• HB 3188 and -1 amendments
  
• American Property and Casualty Insurance Association testimony HB 3188
  
• SB 801-1 amendments (replace the original bill) and WCD bill analysis
  
• Testimony from Hasina Wittenberg, Special Districts Association
• Comments on SB 801 and 802 from Co-chairperson Wood
  
• Special Districts Association testimony on SB 801-1
  
• American Property and Casualty Insurance Association testimony SB 801-1
  
• Boise Cascade testimony on SB 801 and SB 802
  
• Sedgwick Claim Management Services on SB 801
  
• Weyerhaeuser on SB 801 and 802
  
• Liberty Mutual on SB 801 and 802
  
• Corvel testimony SB 801
  
• Associated General Contractors 801
  
• UFCW presentation on SB 801 and 802
  
• Hoffman Construction (SB 801 and SB 802)
  
• SB 802-1 amendments (replace the original bill) and WCD bill analysis
  
• Comments on SB 801 and 802 from Co-chairperson Wood
  
• Boise Cascade testimony on SB 801 and SB 802
  
• Weyerhaeuser on SB 801 and 802
  
• Liberty Mutual on SB 801 and 802
  
• Special Districts Association SB 802
  
• Associated General Contractors SB 802
  
• Oregon Farm Bureau Federation SB 802
  
• UFCW presentation on SB 801 and 802
  
• Hoffman Construction (SB 801 and SB 802)
  

March 5

• Agenda
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• WCD background information about MCO enrollment and attorney fees
• HB 2040 – WCD electronic claim reporting
• Claim record retention requirements
• Proposed -2 amendments

Feb. 19

• Agenda (second revision)
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• HB 2040 – WCD electronic claim reporting
• Proposed -1 amendments (WCD)
• Other proposed amendments TBD
• HB 2915 – Applies heart/lung occupational disease presumption to City of Portland Police and Fire Disability Fund
• Proposed -1 amendments
  
• Proposed -2 amendments
  
• WCD analysis -1/-2


Note: The committee welcomes verbal or written testimony on the following bills. Due to the use of virtual technology, the co-chairpersons ask those wanting to provide verbal testimony to sign up in advance. Email Cara Filsinger at cara.l.filsinger@oregon.gov by Thursday, Feb. 18, 5 p.m. to get on the list.

• Bill
• WCD analysis
  

• Legislative concept
• WCD analysis for LC 3492
  
• LC 3492 background information (WCD)
  

Feb. 5

• Agenda
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• Managed care organization appeal process and background (Workers’ Compensation Division)
• HB 2039 (Workers’ Compensation Division)
• HB 2040 and proposed -1 amendment (Workers’ Compensation Division), Legislative Counsel memo on HB 2040
  
• HB 2915 (Oregon State Fire Fighters Council) and
• WCD bill analysis
• Sam Hutchison, City of Portland, HB 2915 testimony
  
• Proposed -1 amendment
  
• COVID reported claim data – before Oct. 1, 2020
  
• COVID reported claim data – after Oct. 1, 2020
  
• COVID denial reasons – before Oct. 1, 2020
  
• COVID denial reasons – after Oct. 1, 2020
  

Jan. 8

• Agenda (revised)
  
• Audio
  
• Minutes
  
• Vocational assistance survey from the Oregon State Bar
  
• LC 556 (Workers’ Compensation Division)
  
• LC 557 (Workers’ Compensation Division)
  
• WCD 2021 legislative concept summary
• WCD accepted nondisabling claim data call report
  
• COVID reported claim data – before Oct. 1, 2020
  
• COVID reported claim data – after Oct. 1, 2020
  
• COVID denial reasons – before Oct. 1, 2020
  
• COVID denial reasons – after Oct. 1, 2020
  
• Draft letter of input on WCD rulemaking
  
• Draft letter of support OIOHS