Rep. Eddie Washington
Filed: 4/6/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2449




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2449 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Railroad Employees Medical Treatment Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act: 
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    "Discipline" means to bring charges against in a 
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disciplinary proceeding, suspend, terminate, or make a note of 
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reprimand on an employee's record.
 
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    Section 10. Railroad employee access to first aid or 
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medical treatment. 
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    (a) A railroad shall make a good faith effort to provide 
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prompt medical attention for a railroad employee who is injured 
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in the course of his or her employment.
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    (b) It is unlawful for a railroad or person employed by a 
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railroad to:
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        (1) deny, delay, or interfere with medical treatment or 
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    first aid treatment to an employee of that railroad who has 
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    been injured during employment; or 
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        (2) discipline or threaten discipline to an employee of 
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    a railroad who has been injured during employment for (i) 
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    requesting medical or first aid treatment or (ii) following 
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    the orders or treatment plan of his or her treating 
 


 






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    physician.
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    (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require a 
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railroad or railroad employee to perform first aid or medical 
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care.
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    (d) This Section does not prevent an employer from:
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        (1) noting in an employee's record that an injury 
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    occurred; or 
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        (2) offering light duty or an alternate work assignment 
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    to an injured employee if the light duty or alternate work 
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    assignment does not conflict with the orders or treatment 
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    plan of the employee's treating physician.
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    (e) A violation of this Section is a business offense and 
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punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 for each 
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violation.".