BILL NUMBER: SB 414	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senators McClintock and Poochigian
   (Coauthors: Senators Aanestad, Ackerman, Ashburn, Battin, Denham,
Johnson, Knight, Margett, McPherson, and Oller)

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2003

   An act to amend Section 3208 of the Labor Code, relating to
workers' compensation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 414, as introduced, McClintock.  Workers' compensation:
injuries.
   Existing law establishes a workers' compensation system to
compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or
her employment. Existing law defines "injury" for purposes of
workers' compensation as including any injury or disease arising out
of the employment.
   This bill would revise this definition by specifying that the
injury or disease arising out of the employment must be one that is
certified by a physician using medical evidence based on objective
medical findings.  It would also make various technical,
nonsubstantive changes.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  no.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 3208 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
   3208.  "Injury" includes any injury or disease arising out of the
employment  that is certified by a physician using medical
evidence based on objective medical findings  , including
injuries to artificial members, dentures, hearing aids, eyeglasses
 ,  and medical braces of all types  ; provided,
however that .   However,  eyeglasses and hearing
aids  will   shall  not be replaced,
repaired, or otherwise compensated for, unless injury to them is
incident to an injury causing disability.