SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1106,16 102.17 (1) (cg) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2m., the department office shall require each applicant for a license under par. (c) who is an individual to provide the department office with the applicant's social security number, and shall require each applicant for a license under par. (c) who is not an individual to provide the department office with the applicant's federal employer identification number, when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.

SB21,2801 Section 2801. 102.17 (1) (cg) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1106,24 102.17 (1) (cg) 2. If an applicant who is an individual fails to provide the applicant's social security number to the department office or if an applicant who is not an individual fails to provide the applicant's federal employer identification number to the department office, the department office may not issue or renew a license under par. (c) to or for the applicant unless the applicant is an individual who does not have a social security number and the applicant submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under subd. 2m.

SB21,2802 Section 2802. 102.17 (1) (cg) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1107,6 102.17 (1) (cg) 2m. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department office that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department office. A license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid.

SB21,2803 Section 2803. 102.17 (1) (cg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1107,13 102.17 (1) (cg) 3. The department of workforce development office may not disclose any information received under subd. 1. to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301, the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227, or the department of children and families for purposes of administering s. 49.22.

SB21,2804 Section 2804. 102.17 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1108,2 102.17 (1) (cm) The department of workforce development office shall deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew, or otherwise withhold a license under par. (c) for failure of the applicant or agent to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses, or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or for failure of the applicant or agent to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. Notwithstanding par. (c), an action taken under this paragraph is subject to review only as provided in the memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and not as provided in ch. 227.

SB21,2805 Section 2805. 102.17 (1) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1108,9 102.17 (1) (cr) The department office shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license under par. (c), or revoke such a license already issued, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes. Notwithstanding par. (c), an action taken under this paragraph is subject to review only as provided under s. 73.0301 (5) and not as provided in ch. 227.

SB21,2806 Section 2806. 102.17 (1) (ct) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB21,1108,16 102.17 (1) (ct) The office shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license under par. (c), or revoke such a license already issued, if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions. Notwithstanding par. (c), an action taken under this paragraph is subject to review only as provided under s. 108.227 (5) and not as provided in ch. 227.

SB21,2807 Section 2807. 102.17 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1109,12 102.17 (1) (d) 1. The contents of certified medical and surgical reports by physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurse prescribers, and chiropractors licensed in and practicing in this state, and of certified reports by experts concerning loss of earning capacity under s. 102.44 (2) and (3), presented by a party for compensation constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports, subject to any rules and limitations the department division prescribes. Certified reports of physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, dentists, psychologists, physician assistants, advanced practice nurse prescribers, and chiropractors, wherever licensed and practicing, who have examined or treated the claimant, and of experts, if the practitioner or expert consents to being subjected to cross-examination, also constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in those reports. Certified reports of physicians, podiatrists, surgeons, psychologists, and chiropractors are admissible as evidence of the diagnosis, necessity of the treatment, and cause and extent of the disability. Certified reports by doctors of dentistry, physician assistants, and advanced practice nurse prescribers are admissible as evidence of the diagnosis and necessity of treatment but not of the cause and extent of disability. Any physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, chiropractor, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or expert who knowingly makes a false statement of fact or opinion in such a certified report may be fined or imprisoned, or both, under s. 943.395.

SB21,2808 Section 2808. 102.17 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1109,21 102.17 (1) (d) 2. The record of a hospital or sanatorium in this state that is satisfactory to the department division, established by certificate, affidavit, or testimony of the supervising officer of the hospital or sanitorium, any other person having charge of the record, or a physician, podiatrist, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, physician assistant, advanced practice nurse prescriber, or chiropractor to be the record of the patient in question, and made in the regular course of examination or treatment of the patient, constitutes prima facie evidence as to the matter contained in the record, to the extent that the record is otherwise competent and relevant.

SB21,2809 Section 2809. 102.17 (1) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1110,5 102.17 (1) (d) 3. The department division may, by rule, establish the qualifications of and the form used for certified reports submitted by experts who provide information concerning loss of earning capacity under s. 102.44 (2) and (3). The department division may not admit into evidence a certified report of a practitioner or other expert or a record of a hospital or sanatorium that was not filed with the department division and all parties in interest at least 15 days before the date of the hearing, unless the department division is satisfied that there is good cause for the failure to file the report.

SB21,2810 Section 2810. 102.17 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1110,9 102.17 (1) (d) 4. A report or record described in subd. 1., 2., or 3. that is admitted or received into evidence by the department division constitutes substantial evidence under s. 102.23 (6) as to the matter contained in the report or record.

SB21,2811 Section 2811. 102.17 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1110,19 102.17 (1) (e) The department division may, with or without notice to any party, cause testimony to be taken, an inspection of the premises where the injury occurred to be made, or the time books and payrolls of the employer to be examined by any examiner, and may direct any employee claiming compensation to be examined by a physician, chiropractor, psychologist, dentist, or podiatrist. The testimony so taken, and the results of any such inspection or examination, shall be reported to the department division for its consideration upon final hearing. All ex parte testimony taken by the department division shall be reduced to writing, and any party shall have opportunity to rebut that testimony on final hearing.

SB21,2812 Section 2812. 102.17 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1110,22 102.17 (1) (f) Sections 804.05 and 804.07 shall not apply to proceedings under this chapter, except as to a witness who is any of the following:

SB21,1110,23 1. Who is beyond Beyond reach of the subpoena of the department; or division.

SB21,1110,25 2. Who is about About to go out of the state, not intending to return in time for the hearing; or hearing.

SB21,1111,2 3. Who is so So sick, infirm, or aged as to make it probable that the witness will not be able to attend the hearing; or hearing.

SB21,1111,5 4. Who is a A member of the legislature, if any committee of the same or legislature or of the house of which the witness is a member, is in session, provided and the witness waives his or her privilege.

SB21,2813 Section 2813. 102.17 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1111,19 102.17 (1) (g) Whenever the testimony presented at any hearing indicates a dispute or creates a doubt as to the extent or cause of disability or death, the department division may direct that the injured employee be examined, that an autopsy be performed, or that an opinion be obtained without examination or autopsy, by or from an impartial, competent physician, chiropractor, dentist, psychologist or podiatrist designated by the department division who is not under contract with or regularly employed by a compensation insurance carrier or self-insured employer. The expense of the examination, autopsy, or opinion shall be paid by the employer or, if the employee claims compensation under s. 102.81, from the uninsured employers fund. The report of the examination, autopsy, or opinion shall be transmitted in writing to the department division and a copy of the report shall be furnished by the department division to each party, who shall have an opportunity to rebut such the report on further hearing.

SB21,2814 Section 2814. 102.17 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1112,2 102.17 (1) (h) The contents of certified reports of investigation, made by industrial safety specialists who are employed, contracted, or otherwise secured by the department division and who are available for cross-examination, if served upon the parties 15 days prior to hearing, shall constitute prima facie evidence as to matter contained in those reports. A report described in this paragraph that is admitted or received into evidence by the department division constitutes substantial evidence under s. 102.23 (6) as to the matter contained in the report.

SB21,2815 Section 2815. 102.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1112,13 102.17 (2) If the department shall have division has reason to believe that the payment of compensation has not been made, it the division may on its own motion give notice to the parties, in the manner provided for the service of an application, of a time and place when a hearing will be held for the purpose of determining the facts. Such The notice shall contain a statement of the matter to be considered. Thereafter all other All provisions of this chapter governing proceedings on an application shall attach apply, insofar as the same may be applicable, to a proceeding under this subsection. When the department division schedules a hearing on its own motion, the department division does not become a party in interest and is not required to appear at the hearing.

SB21,2816 Section 2816. 102.17 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1112,20 102.17 (2m) Any The division or any party, including the department office, may require any person to produce books, papers, and records at the hearing by personal service of a subpoena upon the person along with a tender of witness fees as provided in ss. 814.67 and 885.06. Except as provided in sub. (2s), the subpoena shall be on a form provided by the department division and shall give the name and address of the party requesting the subpoena.

SB21,2817 Section 2817. 102.17 (2s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1113,3 102.17 (2s) A party's attorney of record may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness or the production of evidence. A subpoena issued by an attorney must be in substantially the same form as provided in s. 805.07 (4) and must be served in the manner provided in s. 805.07 (5). The attorney shall, at the time of issuance, send a copy of the subpoena to the appeal tribunal hearing examiner or other representative of the department division responsible for conducting the proceeding.

SB21,2818 Section 2818. 102.17 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1113,16 102.17 (7) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), the department division shall exclude from evidence testimony or certified reports from expert witnesses under par. (a) offered by the party that raises the issue of loss of earning capacity if that party failed to notify the department division and the other parties of interest, at least 60 days before the date of the hearing, of the party's intent to provide the testimony or reports and of the names of the expert witnesses involved. Except as provided in par. (c), the department division shall exclude from evidence testimony or certified reports from expert witnesses under par. (a) offered by a party of interest in response to the party that raises the issue of loss of earning capacity if the responding party failed to notify the department division and the other parties of interest, at least 45 days before the date of the hearing, of the party's intent to provide the testimony or reports and of the names of the expert witnesses involved.

SB21,2819 Section 2819. 102.17 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1113,22 102.17 (7) (c) Notwithstanding the notice deadlines provided in par. (b), the department division may receive in evidence testimony or certified reports from expert witnesses under par. (a) when the applicable notice deadline under par. (b) is not met if good cause is shown for the delay in providing the notice required under par. (b) and if no party is prejudiced by the delay.

SB21,2820 Section 2820. 102.17 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1114,12 102.17 (8) Unless otherwise agreed to by all parties, an injured employee shall file with the department division and serve on all parties at least 15 days before the date of the hearing an itemized statement of all medical expenses and incidental compensation under s. 102.42 claimed by the injured employee. The itemized statement shall include, if applicable, information relating to any travel expenses incurred by the injured employee in obtaining treatment including the injured employee's destination, number of trips, round trip mileage, and meal and lodging expenses. The department division may not admit into evidence any information relating to medical expenses and incidental compensation under s. 102.42 claimed by an injured employee if the injured employee failed to file with the department division and serve on all parties at least 15 days before the date of the hearing an itemized statement of the medical expenses and incidental compensation under s. 102.42 claimed by the injured employee, unless the department division is satisfied that there is good cause for the failure to file and serve the itemized statement.

SB21,2821 Section 2821. 102.175 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1114,21 102.175 (2) If after a hearing or a prehearing conference the department division determines that an injured employee is entitled to compensation but that there remains in dispute only the issue of which of 2 or more parties is liable for that compensation, the department division may order one or more parties to pay compensation in an amount, time, and manner as determined by the department division. If the department division later determines that another party is liable for compensation, the department division shall order that other party to reimburse any party that was ordered to pay compensation under this subsection.

SB21,2822 Section 2822. 102.18 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1115,16 102.18 (1) (b) Within 90 days after the final hearing and close of the record, the department division shall make and file its findings upon the ultimate facts involved in the controversy, and its order, which shall state its the division's determination as to the rights of the parties. Pending the final determination of any controversy before it, the department may in its discretion division, after any hearing, may, in its discretion, make interlocutory findings, orders, and awards, which may be enforced in the same manner as final awards. The department division may include in any interlocutory or final award or order an order directing the employer or insurer to pay for any future treatment that may be necessary to cure and relieve the employee from the effects of the injury. If the department division finds that the employer or insurer has not paid any amount that the employer or insurer was directed to pay in any interlocutory order or award and that the nonpayment was not in good faith, the department division may include in its final award a penalty not exceeding 25% 25 percent of each amount that was not paid as directed. When there is a finding that the employee is in fact suffering from an occupational disease caused by the employment of the employer against whom the application is filed, a final award dismissing the application upon the ground that the applicant has suffered no disability from the disease shall not bar any claim the employee may thereafter have for disability sustained after the date of the award.

SB21,2823 Section 2823. 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1116,8 102.18 (1) (bg) 1. If the department division finds under par. (b) that an insurer or self-insured employer is liable under this chapter for any health services provided to an injured employee by a health service provider, but that the reasonableness of the fee charged by the health service provider is in dispute, the department division may include in its order under par. (b) a determination made by the office under s. 102.16 (2) as to the reasonableness of the fee or the department, if such a determination has not yet been made, the division may notify, or direct the insurer or self-insured employer to notify, the health service provider under s. 102.16 (2) (b) that the reasonableness of the fee is in dispute. The department shall deny payment of a health service fee that the department determines under this subdivision to be unreasonable. An insurer or self-insured employer and a health service provider that are parties to a fee dispute under this subdivision are bound by the department's determination under this subdivision on the reasonableness of the disputed fee, unless that determination is set aside, reversed, or modified by the department under sub. (3) or by the commission under sub. (3) or (4) or is set aside on judicial review under s. 102.23.

SB21,2824 Section 2824. 102.18 (1) (bg) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1117,7 102.18 (1) (bg) 2. If the department division finds under par. (b) that an employer or insurance carrier is liable under this chapter for any treatment provided to an injured employee by a health service provider, but that the necessity of the treatment is in dispute, the department division may include in its order under par. (b) a determination made by the office under s. 102.16 (2m) as to the necessity of the treatment or the department, if such a determination has not yet been made, the division may notify, or direct the employer or insurance carrier to notify, the health service provider under s. 102.16 (2m) (b) that the necessity of the treatment is in dispute. Before determining under this subdivision the necessity of treatment provided to an injured employee, the department may, but is not required to, obtain the opinion of an expert selected by the department who is qualified as provided in s. 102.16 (2m) (c). The standards promulgated under s. 102.16 (2m) (g) shall be applied by an expert in rendering an opinion as to, and in determining, necessity of treatment under this subdivision. In cases in which no standards promulgated under s. 102.16 (2m) (g) apply, the department shall find the facts regarding necessity of treatment. The department shall deny payment for any treatment that the department determines under this subdivision to be unnecessary. An insurer or self-insured employer and a health service provider that are parties to a dispute under this subdivision over the necessity of treatment are bound by the department's determination under this subdivision on the necessity of the disputed treatment, unless that determination is set aside, reversed, or modified by the department division under sub. (3) or by the commission under sub. (3) or (4) or is set aside on judicial review under s. 102.23.

SB21,2825 Section 2825. 102.18 (1) (bg) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1118,2 102.18 (1) (bg) 3. If the department division finds under par. (b) that an insurer or self-insured employer is liable under this chapter for the cost of a prescription drug dispensed under s. 102.425 (2) for outpatient use by an injured employee, but that the reasonableness of the amount charged for that prescription drug is in dispute, the department division may include in its order under par. (b) a determination made by the office under s. 102.425 (4m) as to the reasonableness of the prescription drug charge or the department, if such a determination has not yet been made, the division may notify, or direct the insurer or self-insured employer to notify, the pharmacist or practitioner dispensing the prescription drug under s. 102.425 (4m) (b) that the reasonableness of the prescription drug charge is in dispute. The department shall deny payment of a prescription drug charge that the department determines under this subdivision to be unreasonable. An insurer or self-insured employer and a pharmacist or practitioner that are parties to a dispute under this subdivision over the reasonableness of a prescription drug charge are bound by the department's determination under par. (b) on the reasonableness of the disputed prescription drug charge, unless that determination is set aside, reversed, or modified by the department under sub. (3) or by the commission under sub. (3) or (4) or is set aside on judicial review under s. 102.23.

SB21,2826 Section 2826. 102.18 (1) (bp) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1118,19 102.18 (1) (bp) If the department division determines that the employer or insurance carrier suspended, terminated, or failed to make payments or failed to report an injury as a result of malice or bad faith, the department division may include a penalty in an award to an employee for each event or occurrence of malice or bad faith. This That penalty is the exclusive remedy against an employer or insurance carrier for malice or bad faith. If this the penalty is imposed for an event or occurrence of malice or bad faith that causes a payment that is due an injured employee to be delayed in violation of s. 102.22 (1) or overdue in violation of s. 628.46 (1), the department division may not also order an increased payment under s. 102.22 (1) or the payment of interest under s. 628.46 (1). The department division may award an amount that it the division considers just, not to exceed the lesser of 200 percent of total compensation due or $30,000 for each event or occurrence of malice or bad faith. The department division may assess the penalty against the employer, the insurance carrier, or both. Neither the employer nor the insurance carrier is liable to reimburse the other for the penalty amount. The department division may, by rule, define actions which that demonstrate malice or bad faith.

SB21,2827 Section 2827. 102.18 (1) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1119,2 102.18 (1) (bw) If an insurer, a self-insured employer , or, if applicable, the uninsured employers fund pays compensation to an employee in excess of its liability and another insurer is liable for all or part of the excess payment, the department division may order the insurer or self-insured employer that is liable for that excess payment to reimburse the insurer or self-insured employer that made the excess payment or, if applicable, the uninsured employers fund.

SB21,2828 Section 2828. 102.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1119,10 102.18 (1) (c) If 2 or more examiners have conducted a formal hearing on a claim and are unable to agree on the order or award to be issued, the decision shall be the decision of the majority. If the examiners are equally divided on the decision, the department division may appoint an additional examiner who shall review the record and consult with the other examiners concerning their personal impressions of the credibility of the evidence. Findings of fact and an order or award may then be issued by a majority of the examiners.

SB21,2829 Section 2829. 102.18 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1119,18 102.18 (1) (e) Except as provided in s. 102.21, if the department division orders a party to pay an award of compensation, the party shall pay the award no later than 21 days after the date on which the order is electronically delivered to the party or mailed to the last-known address of the party, unless the party files a petition for review under sub. (3). This paragraph applies to all awards of compensation ordered by the department division, whether the award results from a hearing, the default of a party, or a compromise or stipulation confirmed by the department division.

SB21,2830 Section 2830. 102.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1120,2 102.18 (2) The department division shall have and maintain on its staff such examiners as are necessary to hear and decide disputed claims and to assist in the effective administration of adjudication of disputes under this chapter. These Those examiners shall be attorneys and may be designated as administrative law judges. These Those examiners may make findings and orders, and may approve, review, set aside, modify, or confirm stipulations of settlement or compromises of claims for compensation.

SB21,2831 Section 2831. 102.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1120,24 102.18 (3) A party in interest may petition the commission for review of an examiner's decision awarding or denying compensation if the department division or commission receives the petition within 21 days after the department division electronically delivered a copy of the examiner's findings and order to the parties in interest or mailed a copy of the examiner's findings and order to the party's last-known address addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall dismiss a petition which that is not timely filed unless the petitioner shows probable good cause that the reason for failure to timely file was beyond the petitioner's control. If no petition is filed within 21 days from after the date that on which a copy of the findings or order of the examiner is electronically delivered to the parties in interest or mailed to the last-known address addresses of the parties in interest, the findings or order shall be considered final unless set aside, reversed , or modified by the examiner within that time. If the findings or order are set aside by the examiner, the status shall be the same as prior to the setting aside of the findings or order set aside. If the findings or order are reversed or modified by the examiner, the time for filing a petition commences with on the date that on which notice of reversal or modification is electronically delivered to the parties in interest or mailed to the last-known address addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall either affirm, reverse, set aside, or modify the findings or order, in whole or in part, or direct the taking of additional evidence. This The commission's action shall be based on a review of the evidence submitted.

SB21,2832 Section 2832. 102.18 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1121,4 102.18 (4) (b) Within 28 days after a decision of the commission is electronically delivered to each party in interest or mailed to the last-known address of each party in interest, the commission may, on its own motion, set aside the decision for further consideration.

SB21,2833 Section 2833. 102.18 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1121,7 102.18 (4) (c) 3. Remand the case to the department division for further proceedings.

SB21,2834 Section 2834. 102.18 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1121,15 102.18 (4) (d) While a petition for review by the commission is pending or after entry of an order or award by the commission, but before commencement of an action for judicial review or expiration of the period in which to commence an action for judicial review, the commission shall remand any compromise presented to it to the department division for consideration and approval or rejection pursuant to under s. 102.16 (1). Presentation of a compromise does not affect the period in which to commence an action for judicial review.

SB21,2835 Section 2835. 102.18 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1122,2 102.18 (5) If it shall appear to the department appears to the division that a mistake may have been made as to cause of injury in the findings, order, or award upon an alleged injury based on accident, when in fact the employee was suffering from an occupational disease, within 3 years after the date of the findings, order, or award the department division may, upon its own motion, with or without hearing, within 3 years from the date of such findings, order or award, set aside such the findings, order or award, or the department division may take such that action upon application made within such those 3 years. Thereafter, and after After an opportunity for hearing, the department division may, if in fact the employee is suffering from disease arising out of the employment, make new findings, and a new order or award, or it the division may reinstate the previous findings, order, or award.

SB21,2836 Section 2836. 102.18 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1122,8 102.18 (6) In case of disease arising out of the employment, the department division may from time to time review its findings, order, or award, and make new findings, or a new order or award, based on the facts regarding disability or otherwise as they those facts may then appear at the time of the review. This subsection shall not affect the application of the limitation in s. 102.17 (4).

SB21,2837 Section 2837. 102.19 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1123,5 102.19 Alien dependents; payments through consular officers. In case If a deceased employee, for whose injury or death compensation is payable, leaves surviving alien dependents residing outside of the United States, the duly accredited consular officer of the country of which such those dependents are citizens or such that officer's designated representative residing within the state shall, except as otherwise determined by the department office, be the sole representative of the deceased employee and dependents in all matters pertaining to their claims for compensation. The receipt by such officer or agent of compensation funds and the distribution thereof of those funds by a consular officer or representative shall be made only upon order of the department office, and payment to such the officer or agent pursuant to any such representative under that order shall be a full discharge of the benefits or compensation. Such due the deceased employee and his or her dependents. If required by the office, a consular officer or such officer's representative shall furnish, if required by the department, a bond to be approved by it the office, conditioned upon the proper application of all moneys received by such person the consular officer or representative. Before such that bond is discharged, such the consular officer or representative shall file with the department a office an itemized and verified account of the items of his or her receipts and disbursements receipt and disbursement of such that compensation. Such The consular officer or representative shall make interim reports to the department office as it the office may require.

SB21,2838 Section 2838. 102.195 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1123,14 102.195 Employees confined in institutions; payment of benefits. In case If an employee is adjudged insane mentally ill or incompetent, or convicted of a felony, and is confined in a public institution and has wholly dependent upon the employee for support a person, whose dependency is determined as if the employee were deceased, compensation payable during the period of the employee's confinement may be paid to the employee and the employee's dependents , in such manner, for such time, and in such amount as the department office by order provides.

SB21,2839 Section 2839. 102.21 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1124,5 102.21 Payment of awards by municipalities. Whenever an award is made by the department under this chapter or s. 66.191, 1981 stats., against any municipality, the person in whose favor it the award is made shall file a certified copy thereof of the award with the municipal clerk. Within 20 days thereafter, unless Unless an appeal is taken, such within 20 days after that filing, the municipal clerk shall draw an order on the municipal treasurer for the payment of the award. If upon appeal such the award is affirmed in whole or in part the, the municipal clerk shall draw an order for payment shall be drawn of the award within 10 days after a certified copy of such the judgment affirming the award is filed with the proper that clerk. If the award or judgment provides for more than one payment is provided for in the award or judgment, orders shall be drawn, the municipal clerk shall draw orders for payment as the payments become due. No statute relating to the filing of claims against, and or the auditing, allowing, and payment of claims by municipalities shall apply, a municipality applies to the payment of an award or judgment under this section.

SB21,2840 Section 2840. 102.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1124,23 102.22 (1) If the employer or his or her insurer inexcusably delays in making the first payment that is due an injured employee for more than 30 days after the day date on which the employee leaves work as a result of an injury and if the amount due is $500 or more, the payments as to which the delay is found shall be increased by 10% 10 percent. If the employer or his or her insurer inexcusably delays in making the first payment that is due an injured employee for more than 14 days after the day date on which the employee leaves work as a result of an injury, the payments as to which the delay is found may be increased by 10% 10 percent. If the employer or his or her insurer inexcusably delays for any length of time in making any other payment that is due an injured employee, the payments as to which the delay is found may be increased by 10%. Where 10 percent. If the delay is chargeable to the employer and not to the insurer, s. 102.62 shall apply applies and the relative liability of the parties shall be fixed and discharged as therein provided in that section. The department division may also order the employer or insurance carrier to reimburse the employee for any finance charges, collection charges, or interest which that the employee paid as a result of the inexcusable delay by the employer or insurance carrier.

SB21,2841 Section 2841. 102.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1125,9 102.22 (2) If the sum ordered by the department any sum that the division orders to be paid is not paid when due, that sum shall bear interest at the rate of 10% 10 percent per year. The state is liable for such interest on awards issued against it under this chapter. The department division has jurisdiction to issue an award for payment of such interest under this subsection at any time within one year of after the date of its order, or upon appeal , if the order is appealed, within one year after final court determination. Such interest Interest awarded under this subsection becomes due from the date the examiner's order becomes final or from the date of a decision by the labor and industry review commission, whichever is later.

SB21,2842 Section 2842. 102.23 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,1126,3 102.23 (1) (a) The findings of fact made by the commission acting within its powers shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive. The order or award granting or denying compensation, either interlocutory or final, whether judgment has been rendered on it the order or award or not, is subject to review only as provided in this section and not under ch. 227 or s. 801.02. Within 30 days after the date of an order or award made by the commission either originally or after the filing of a petition for review with the department division under s. 102.18 any party aggrieved thereby by the order or award may by serving a complaint as provided in par. (b) and filing the summons and complaint with the clerk of the circuit court commence, in circuit court, an action against the commission for the review of the order or award, in which action the adverse party shall also be made a defendant. If the circuit court is satisfied that a party in interest has been prejudiced because of an exceptional delay in the receipt of a copy of any finding or order, it the circuit court may extend the time in which an action may be commenced by an additional 30 days. The proceedings shall be in the circuit court of the county where the plaintiff resides, except that if the plaintiff is a state agency, the proceedings shall be in the circuit court of the county where the defendant resides. The proceedings may be brought in any circuit court if all parties stipulate and that court agrees.