1. WCLA MCLE 6-1-2017 Legislative Update Thursday June 1, 2017
12:00 noon to 1 pm
James R. Thompson Center Auditorium, Chicago, IL
1 hour general MCLE credit

2. The Grand Bargain Falls Apart SB12
Traveling employee; neutral risk; intervening cause; penalty for non-authorization
TTD waiting period extended to “5 scheduled” days
Max PPD rate frozen at $ for five years
Wage differential for “professional athletes” for “professional athletic team that is based in Illinois” limited to age 35
Shoulder is arm; hip is leg (Will County Forest Preserve)
Credit for man as a whole for “spine” injuries (“same part of the spine;” upper and lower?)
Section 8.1b ( Corn Belt, Flexible Staffing; Con-Way)?
Medical fee schedule reductions based on Medicare
Workers’ Compensation Transparency Task Force

3. HB 2622 State Fund 5/26/2017: Passed Both Houses
Creates the Illinois Employers Mutual Insurance Company (IEMIC)
Nonprofit, independent public corporation to provide workers compensation to employers at the “highest level of service and savings”
Board of Directors appointed by Governor with A&C of Senate
Board sets rates
$10 million loan from IWCC Operations Fund to be paid off in 5 years

4. HB2525 The Omnibus WC Bill (Engrossed)
Rate regulation & premium review (pre-filing & excessive premiums)
In the course of & arising out of (Sisbro?)
Traveling employee (Venture-Newberg?)
Safety & RTW programs
Shoulder = Arm; Hip = Leg (Will County Forest Preserve)
Contribution from previous employers for repetitive trauma
Section 8.1b (Cornbelt?)

5. HB2525 The Omnibus WC Bill (Engrossed)
Electronic billing (administrative fine)
Abolishes 2-year Arbitrator rotation
No appeal bond for SOI
Penalty for non-authorization of medical treatment (Hollywood Casino?)
Fraud
Self-insurance oversight
WC Premium Rates Task Force

6. HB2525 The Omnibus WC Bill (SA#2)
No TTD waiting period for volunteer firefighters
MAW credit for injuries to “same part of the spine”: 1) cervical through thoracic; 2) lumbar and the rest
Evidence-based drug formulary
ASTC’s
: Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment 2