Workers' Compensation News
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Bureau Simplifies Rules for Peer Review of Medical Impairment Ratings | 02/15/2018 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has proposed a rules change that would give regulators more flexibility over the peer review process for medical impairment ratings, and also announced a...Read More | |||
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BWC Proposes Amendments to Fee Schedules, Formulary | 02/15/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold a public hearing March 22 to consider amendments to four rules, including the agency’s fee schedule and drug formulary. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Increase Weekly Benefit, Cap Duration, Impose Formulary | 02/14/2018 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: KY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Nearly a year after workers’ compensation reforms failed to pass the Kentucky Senate, a lawmaker again is making a run at legislation that would mandate a drug formulary, medical treatment guidelines and a 15-year cap on permanent partial disability medical benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Board Adds and Removes Authorized Medical Providers | 02/14/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Workers’ Compensation Board has removed 85 providers and added 62 on the list of those authorized to treat injured workers and to perform independent medical examinations (IMEs). ...Read More | |||
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Board Properly Excluded Expert's Opinion | 02/13/2018 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a medical expert’s failure to comply with the provisions governing independent medical examination properly resulted in his opinion being excluded from consideration by the Workers’ Compensation Board. ...Read More | |||
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Bill on Mental Injury Presumption Goes Before Subcommittee | 02/13/2018 | |
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| State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The House Government Operations and Technology Appropriations Subcommittee will consider a PTSD presumption bill today. The meeting will be f...Read More | |||
| Bill Would Add Cancers to Firefighter Presumption Law | 02/09/2018 | ||
| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A panel of Virginia lawmakers late Thursday considered legislation that would provide firefighters with more of a cancer presumption. The The House Appropriations’ Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee had not posted any votes on the bill by WorkCompCentral’s dead...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Beef Up Information-Sharing in Fraud Cases | 02/08/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Legislation was introduced in the California Assembly on Tuesday that would require government agencies to release information on workers’ comp fraud investigations to other agencies when requested. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Would Remove Tort Option for Bad-Faith Cases | 02/08/2018 | |
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| State: SD | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A proposed bill would force the state Department of Labor and Regulation to decide whether insurers or employers have acted in bad faith, removing the tort option for claimants. ...Read More | |||
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BWC Adopts Revisions to Provider Certification Rule | 02/07/2018 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation on Monday finalized amendments to Ohio Administrative Code 412...Read More | |||
