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	Drug-Court Work Rehab Program Took Worker's Benefits, Report Says		10/06/2017
	By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
	State: NA | Segment: Top | 492 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Officials in two states say they are investigating an alternative work program for convicted criminals following a report that the nonprofit applied for workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of one of its workers and pocketed the benefit check.  ...Read More

	DWC Commissioner Brannan to Keynote Annual Conference		10/06/2017
	State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 255 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Ryan Brannan will deliver the keynote speech and discuss the state of the Texas workers’ compensation system at the 2017 Workers’ Compensation Conference on Nov. 9 at the Omni Austin Hotel at Southpark. ...Read More

	DWC Plans to Require Preauthorization for All Compounds		10/05/2017
	By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
	State: TX | Segment: Top | 386 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Texas plans to join Florida, Tennessee, Nevada and Oklahoma in mandating preauthorization for all compounded medications, including those containing “Y” ingredients, through its formulary. ...Read More

	DWC Lifts Dismissal Notice for Nearly 3,000 Liens		10/04/2017
	State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1087 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The Division of Workers’ Compensation on Tuesday said it will allow administrative law judges to determine whether declarations were filed timely for nearly 3,000 liens that were dismissed by operation of law in July. ...Read More

	DIA Sets New Average Weekly Wage		10/04/2017
	State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 145 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The average weekly wage used for determining workers’ compensation benefits in Massachusetts is $1,338.05, effective Oct. 1. The rate for temporary and total disability benefits is 60%, with a minimum of $267.61 and a maximum of $1,338.05. For permanent and total disability benefits...Read More

	DWC Extending Emergency Rules for Provider Suspensions		10/03/2017
	By: Greg Jones (Deputy Editor)
	State: CA | Segment: Top | 1502 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is keeping in place until January emergency regulations governing the suspension of providers and practitioner...Read More

	Drugmakers Detail Barriers to Developing Non-Opioid Pain Meds		10/03/2017
	By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
	State: NA | Segment: Top | 296 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	A non-opioid drug that can help reduce or eliminate the need for opioids after surgery is not used as often as it could be because of Medicare’s method of reimbursement, a drug company official said. ...Read More

	Dead Player's Fiancee Sues NFL After CTE Finding		10/02/2017
	State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 177 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The day that an autopsy report revealed Aaron Hernandez had a severe degenerative brain disorder associated with repetitive head trauma, his fiancee sued the National Football League for negligence. ...Read More

	Democratic Senators Say Board Overstepped Authority on Impairment Guidelines		09/29/2017
	By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
	State: NY | Segment: Top | 569 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	Two leading state Senate Democrats said they are “very concerned” that the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board’s draft impairment guidelines will cut worker benefits and not improve medical outcomes. ...Read More

	DWC Adjusts DMEPOS Fee Schedule After Medicare Update		09/28/2017
	State: CA | Segment: WEST | 506 | 0 | Popular with Legal
	The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced Wednesday that it has adjusted the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The division said the changes conform to fourth-quarter 2017 changes in the Medi...Read More