HB 373 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
13Mar2013… 0569h
2013 SESSION
01/04
HOUSE BILL 373
AN ACT establishing a right of discovery to a carrier’s investigation of claims in workers’ compensation cases.
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill establishes a right of discovery to a carrier’s investigation of claims in workers’ compensation cases.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Mar2013… 0569h
13-0776
01/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT establishing a right of discovery to a carrier’s investigation of claims in workers’ compensation cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Materials to be Provided to Claimant Upon Request. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 43 the following new section:
281-A:43-a Materials to be Provided to Claimant Upon Request. A carrier, self-insured, or the employer shall provide to the claimant, upon request, copies of all documents filed by the carrier or employer with the department of labor, copies of all correspondence to any medical personnel relative to the claim, all photographs or video taken, reports by any person or persons whether experts or not concerning the incident, conditions or maintenance of the equipment or machines or area, and copies of all statements obtained from any person and any other information or materials used during the carrier’s investigation of whether to admit or deny the claim.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2014.