WCB Meeting to Discuss Budget, Staffing

The Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss the fiscal year 2018 budget and staffing issues during a meeting in May. Budget and staffing information will be included in a report presented by Division of Workers’ Compensation Director Marie Marx during the May 3 meeting, which starts at 9 a.m. Board members are also scheduled to hear a presentation on the interplay of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, and workers’ compensation, presented by William Soule, acting chief of adjudication for the division. The board will meet ag...