House narrows workers' compensation rule to apply only to self‑administered DSPD services
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HB 111 clarifies that a policy requiring independent contractors who provide self‑administered services under DSPD funding be treated as employees for workers' compensation purposes applies only to that original target group, not to other businesses, the sponsor said. The House passed the measure.
Representative Lubet presented HB 111, Workers' Compensation Amendments, describing the bill as a clarification of existing law to restore the provision to its intended scope. He said the original law made independent contractors hired under DSPD (Division of Services for People with Disabilities) funding be considered employees for workers' compensation, to ensure coverage when someone is injured providing in‑home services.
Lubet said workers' compensation fund recently read the statute and concluded its language had been broadened beyond the original intent, leading businesses outside the intended category to be told they must treat their independent contractors as employees for workers' compensation. The bill narrows the statute back to its intended scope, applying only to self‑administered DSPD services.
The sponsor closed by asking for the body's vote. Voting was opened and HB 111 passed the House 73 yes, 0 no and will be sent to the Senate for consideration.