The Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation shall conduct a study of the impacts claims of COVID-19 have had on the workers’ compensation system, including overall impacts on indemnity benefits, medical benefits, and death benefits, including differences in the impacts across differing occupational groups, and including the effect of Sections 3212.87 and 3212.88. A preliminary report or a final report shall be delivered to the Legislature, pursuant to § 9795 of the Government Code, and the Governor by December 31, 2021, and the final report shall be delivered to the Legislature, pursuant to § 9795 of the Government Code, and the Governor no later than April 30, 2022.

(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 85, Sec. 1. (SB 1159) Effective September 17, 2020.)