Cleanup Bill Gives Claimants without Settlement Agreement more Time to File Claim

While the “Tennessee Option” has been hogging all the attention in the Tennessee workers’ compensation industry, a less contentious cleanup measure would bring a series of considerable changes to a system that’s still in transition. Senate Bill 105, sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, would require Tennessee utilization-review firms to earn accreditation, allow Second Injury Fund money to be used for legal fees to defend claims against the SIF and give injured workers without a settlement agreement more time to file a claim for benefits. It would also chang...