In Big Beautiful Bill Workers Comp Appears How Many Times?
The Big Beautiful Bill Workers Comp reference appears to be an exclusion rather than any type of inclusion. The part of the Bill that mentions workers comp covers some type of Manhattan Project cleanup exposures. If you wish to download the complete text of the Big Beautiful Bill, please use this link.
Over the past 20 years, Federal Legislation has rarely mentioned workers compensation. Why? Because each state regulates its own workers comp laws.
In the Affordable Care Act, the term was mentioned only once. Check out this article to see how the ACA referenced Workers Comp.
Almost all the Workers Comp references that i have seen in Federal Legislation causes an exclusion to the legislation if a valid WC claim had been accepted by the TPA/carrier/etc.
Where Workers Comp Appeared
The Big Beautiful Bill Workers Comp reference was more of an exclusion if the injured worker had viable WC coverage, This passage had the line numbers and supporting info removed for readability.
‘‘(2) LOSSES DUE TO MEDICAL EXPENSES.—A claimant described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible to receive, upon submission of contemporaneous written medical records, reports, or billing statements created by or at the direction of a licensed medical professional who provided contemporaneous medical care to the claimant, additional compensation in the amount of all documented out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred as a result of the specified disease suffered by that claimant, such as any medical expenses not covered, paid for, or reimbursed through—
‘‘(A) any public or private health insurance;
‘‘(B) any employee health insurance;
‘‘(C) any workers’ compensation program;
Big Beautiful Bill Complete Workers Comp Reference
The complete reference appears below. I wanted to include it a multi-level subchapter contained “Workers’ Compensation.”
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SEC. 5A. CLAIMS RELATING TO MANHATTAN PROJECT WASTE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL. —A claimant shall receive compensation for a claim made under this Act, as described in subsection (b) or (c), if—
‘‘(1) a claim for compensation is filed with the Attorney General—
‘‘(A) by an individual described in paragraph (2); or
‘‘(B) on behalf of that individual by an authorized agent of that individual, if the individual
is deceased or incapacitated, such as—
‘‘(i) an executor of estate of that individual or
‘‘(ii) a legal guardian or conservator of that individual;
‘‘(2) that individual, or if applicable, an authorized agent of that individual, demonstrates that such
individual—
‘‘(A) was physically present in an affected area for a period of at least 2 years after January 1, 1949; and
‘‘(B) contracted a specified disease after such period of physical presence;
‘‘(3) the Attorney General certifies that the identity of that individual, and if applicable, the author-
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ized agent of that individual, is not fraudulent or otherwise misrepresented; and
‘‘(4) the Attorney General determines that the claimant has satisfied the applicable requirements of
this Act.
‘‘(b) LOSSES AVAILABLE TO LIVING AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the event of a claim qualifying for compensation under subsection (a) that
is submitted to the Attorney General to be eligible for compensation under this section at a time when the individual described in subsection (a)(2) is living, the amount of compensation under this section shall be in an amount that is the greater of $50,000 or the total amount of compensation for which the individual is eligible under paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) LOSSES DUE TO MEDICAL EXPENSES.—A claimant described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible to receive, upon submission of contemporaneous written medical records, reports, or billing statements created by or at the direction of a licensed medical professional who provided contemporaneous medical care to the claimant, additional compensation in the amount of all documented out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred as a result of the specified disease suf-
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fered by that claimant, such as any medical expenses not covered, paid for, or reimbursed through—
‘‘(A) any public or private health insurance;
‘‘(B) any employee health insurance;
‘‘(C) any workers’ compensation program;
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Bottom Line
The Big Beautiful Bill Workers Comp changes amount to an exclusion as Federal Legislation has done a few times in the past.
