H 2207 General Bill, By  House Labor, Commerce and Industry
Similar (H 2234, H 2436)
    A Bill to amend Section 42-9-30, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the amount of Workers' Compensation paid for loss of hearing and other injuries, so as to delete the provision that the Industrial Commission determine the benefits for total or partial loss of hearing and instead provide that the loss be computed in accordance with Section 42-11-197; and to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section 42-11-197, so as to provide that loss of hearing caused by harmful noises in employment is an occupational disease within the Workers' Compensation laws and to provide a procedure for determining the loss, the payment, and the period of benefits.

01/23/85	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-378
01/23/85	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-385
02/12/85	House	Tabled in committee