H*3448(Rat #0300, Act #0197 of 1989)  General Bill, By J.C. Hearn, J.W. Johnson and 
J.E. Lockemy
 A Bill to amend Section 42-19-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to Workers' Compensation and employers' records and reports of
 injuries, so as to provide that an injury for which there is no compensable
 lost-time or permanency and for which the medical treatment does not exceed an
 amount specified by regulation of the Workers' Compensation Commission may be
 filed in summary on a form and at a time prescribed by the Commission, and
 provide that this form may not be used to report an injury to the back; and to
 amend, effective July 1, 1990, Section 42-17-50, relating to review and
 rehearing by the Workers' Compensation Commission, so as to delete the fee of
 one hundred dollars and provide for a different fee.-amended title

   02/08/89  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/08/89  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry HJ-9
   03/01/89  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry HJ-5
   03/08/89  House  Amended HJ-21
   03/08/89  House  Read second time HJ-22
   03/09/89  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
   03/14/89  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   03/14/89  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-14
   05/24/89  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-37
   05/25/89  Senate Amended SJ-40
   05/25/89  Senate Read second time SJ-40
   05/31/89  Senate Amended SJ-9
   05/31/89  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-9
   06/01/89  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-11
   06/14/89         Ratified R 300
   06/20/89         Signed By Governor
   06/20/89         Effective date 06/20/89
   06/20/89         Act No. 197
   06/28/89         See act for exception to or explanation of
                     effective date
   06/28/89         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 42-19-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' RECORDS AND REPORTS OF INJURIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN INJURY FOR WHICH THERE IS NO COMPENSABLE LOST-TIME OR PERMANENCY AND FOR WHICH THE MEDICAL TREATMENT DOES NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT SPECIFIED BY REGULATION OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION MAY BE FILED IN SUMMARY ON A FORM AND AT A TIME PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSION, AND PROVIDE THAT THIS FORM MAY NOT BE USED TO REPORT AN INJURY TO THE BACK; AND TO AMEND, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1990, SECTION 42-17-50, RELATING TO REVIEW AND REHEARING BY THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO DELETE THE FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND PROVIDE FOR A DIFFERENT FEE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Injury may be filed in summary; time; form; exception

SECTION 1. Section 42-19-10 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"An injury for which there is no compensable lost-time or permanency and the medical treatment does not exceed an amount specified by regulation of the Workers' Compensation Commission may be filed in summary on a form and at a time prescribed by the commission. Provided, however, this form may not be used to report an injury to the back."

Review and rehearing; fee changed

SECTION 2. The second paragraph of Section 42-17-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Each application for commission review must be accompanied by a fee equal to that charged in circuit court for filing a summons and complaint in order to defray the costs of the review. If the commission determines at the conclusion of the review that the appeal was without merit, it may charge, in its sole discretion, the appellant an additional fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, with the exception that the amendments to Section 42-17-50, as contained in Section 2, take effect July 1, 1990.