An Act repealing the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to decisions and orders of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to superior court jurisdiction over appeals from Alaska Workers' Compensation Board decisions; repealing Rules 201.1, 401.1, and 501.1, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure, and amending Rules 202(a), 204(a) - (c), 210(e), 601(b), 602(c) and (h), and 603(a), Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.

Summary

The bill eliminates Alaska’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission and transfers the right to appeal board decisions to the state’s superior courts. It also requires the board to make the former commission’s decisions available as legal precedent and updates rules on medical‑record privacy and protective orders. The change aims to streamline the appeals process and clarify how past rulings are used.

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