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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 463
PRINTER'S NO. 2014
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
18
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, MILLARD, TOPPER,
IRVIN, SAYLOR AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 13, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 14, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as
reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an
employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe
in the course of employment; establishing an elective
schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the
determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and
prescribing penalties," in liability and compensation,
further providing for prescription drugs and the treatment of
work-related injuries; and, in procedure, further providing
for peer review.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 306(f.1)(3)(vi) of the act of June 2, 1915
(P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, is
amended by adding a provision and paragraph (6) is amended by
adding a subclause to read:
SECTION 1. SECTION 306(F.1)(6)(II) OF THE ACT OF JUNE 2,
1915 (P.L.736, NO.338), KNOWN AS THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT,
IS AMENDED, PARAGRAPH (3)(VI) IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBCLAUSE
AND PARAGRAPH (6) IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBPARAGRAPH TO READ:
Section 306. The following schedule of compensation is
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