093_HB3716

 
                                     LRB093 06740 WGH 06875 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to health in the workplace.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
 5    changing Section 15 as follows:

 6        (820 ILCS 305/15) (from Ch. 48, par. 138.15)
 7        Sec. 15.  The Commission shall report in writing  to  the
 8    Governor  on  the 30th day of June, annually, the details and
 9    results of its administration of this Act,  and  may  prepare
10    and  issue  such  special  bulletins and reports from time to
11    time as may seem advisable. The annual report shall  include,
12    but need not be limited to, the following:
13        (a)  Information  as  to  the  type of insurance coverage
14    elected by various employers in this State;
15        (b)  A summary of the  information  received  in  reports
16    filed  by  employers  pursuant  to  Section  6(b) such as the
17    average  weekly  wage  of  injured  workers,  the  number  of
18    injuries  and  diseases;  average  benefit  levels;   average
19    duration  of  disability, when available; the average payment
20    for hospital and medical care;  average  funeral  benefit  in
21    death  cases;  average benefit payment broken down by type of
22    benefit; and case disposition; and
23        (c)  Such  Other  information  about   the   Commission's
24    administration  of  this  Act  as  the  Commission shall deem
25    appropriate.
26    (Source: P.A. 81-1482.)