Kansas Legislature Measure: HB2704http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/AN ACT concerning workers compensation; making notification to an injured employee by an employer or insurance carrier of changes to or termination of medical or disability benefits discretionary; providing that an employee seeking benefits waives the patient privilege preventing access to medical records and healthcare providers; prohibiting infringement of the employer's right to direct medical treatment; requiring questions by the director of workers compensation to a healthcare provider in the case of an examination ordered by the director to be in writing; providing that a partial week be counted as a full week for purposes of computing average wages; excluding costs for expert witnesses from court costs to be awarded to a claimant; amending K.S.A. 44-510c, 44-510e, 44-510h, 44-510k, 44-511 and 44-516 and repealing the existing sections.en-usTue, 07 Jun 2022 12:18:37 -0500HB2704: Died in Committeehttp://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-06-07T12:18:37HB2704: Died in CommitteeTue, 07 Jun 2022 12:18:37 -0500http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-06-07T12:18:37HB2704: Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmenthttp://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-03-01T11:25:17HB2704: Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Rereferred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentTue, 01 Mar 2022 11:25:17 -0600http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-03-01T11:25:17HB2704: Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to Committee on Appropriationshttp://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-02-23T12:39:09HB2704: Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to Committee on AppropriationsWed, 23 Feb 2022 12:39:09 -0600http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-02-23T12:39:09HB2704: Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmenthttp://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-02-14T09:35:24HB2704: Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic DevelopmentMon, 14 Feb 2022 09:35:24 -0600http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-02-14T09:35:24HB2704: Introducedhttp://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-02-11T09:06:27HB2704: IntroducedFri, 11 Feb 2022 09:06:27 -0600http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2704/#2022-02-11T09:06:27