HB 1241 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2000 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 1241
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill clarifies the definition of a third person for purposes of the workers' compensation law.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to third person liability under the workers' compensation law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Term Clarified. Amend RSA 281-A:13 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. For the purposes of paragraph I and II of this section, the term "another person" shall not include the employee's employer, or any officer, agent, servant, or employee acting on behalf of the employer. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to create a duty or obligation on the part of any uninsured or underinsured motor vehicle carrier if the injured party has made a claim or is eligible to make a claim for worker's compensation benefits under this chapter and the injury is the result of an action by the employee, the employee's employer, or any officer, agent, servant, or employee acting on behalf of the employer.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.