WCA Seeks Bids for Study of Permanent Disability Benefits

The New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration is soliciting proposals for a study of the state’s permanent disability rules and laws. The study should attempt to answer the question of whether the process for calculating PD can be amended to produce more consistent benefit amounts without significantly raising systemwide costs. “The desired study should include, but is not limited to, evaluation and consideration of permanent disability compensation statutes and rules, benefit methodology and costs of permanent disability benefits in New Mexico, and shall compare the ...