2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 23:1020 — Hurricanes katrina and rita; worker displacement; ratification of executive orders

CHAPTER 10.  WORKERS' COMPENSATION

PART I.  SCOPE AND OPERATION

SUBPART A.  DEFINITIONS

§1020.  Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; worker displacement; ratification of executive orders

A.  The legislature finds that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created a statewide emergency displacing over eight hundred thousand workers, employers, healthcare professionals, and workers' compensation payors.  The evacuations, displacements, and communication issues prevented workers' compensation claimants, payors, and their representatives from normal communication regarding the treatment and payment of treatment for injured workers.  This Section is enacted for the benefit and protection of the citizens of this state and to prevent injustice, inequity, and undue hardship to persons who were prevented by these hurricanes from attending or receiving medical treatment for work-related injuries.  Therefore, this Section shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

B.  The action of the governor of this state in issuing Executive Orders KBB 2005-52, 74, 88, 100, and KBB 2006-10 is hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed.

C.  The provisions of this Section shall terminate on June 30, 2006, unless expressly renewed by the legislature prior to June 30, 2006.

Acts 2006, No. 193, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.