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Workers' Compensation News

 
ICT Supports Division's Proposed EDI Amendments 10/29/2014
Source: WorkCompCentral
State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Insurance Council of Texas expressed its support Tuesday for the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s proposed amendments to medical state-reporting rules for electronic data interchange. The division’s rule proposal includes amendments with additional requirements to...Read More
 
 
Industrial Commission Schedules Hearing on Rule Changes 10/29/2014
State: ID | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Idaho Industrial Commission will hold a public hearing next month to hear testimony on several proposed rule changes that were announced earlier in October. The commission on Oct. 1 published notice of a number of rule changes that would: Specify that injured workers ca...Read More
 
 
Insurance Department Notifies Carriers about Compliance Audits 10/23/2014
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Arizona Department of Insurance issued a regulatory bulletin informing carriers about the requirements to initiate an insurance compliance audit under a bill passed earlier this year. Arizona lawmakers passed House Bill 2560, which created an "insurance compliance self-evaluation...Read More
 
 
IAIABC Forum Scheduled for April in Myrtle Beach 10/22/2014
State: SC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions has scheduled its 2015 IAIABC Forum for April 13-16, 2015, at the Sheraton Convention Center Hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The forum is intended for a wide range of workers’ compensation leaders, in...Read More
 
 
Industrial Commission Reduces Self-Insured Assessment to 2.25% 10/22/2014
State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Self-insured employers in Arizona will pay workers' compensation assessments at a rate less than half what they paid in 2012 after the Industrial Commission approved a third consecutive decrease for 2015. The commission on Oct. 16 voted to set the 2015 tax and assessment rate at 2.25%...Read More
 
 
Industrial Commission Receives Approval for 10 Rule Changes 10/21/2014
State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The North Carolina Legislature's Rules Review Commission has approved 10 rules proposed by the state Industrial Commission, which will go into effect on Nov. 1, the commission said in a notice on its website. The Industrial Commission said it did not receive any letters of objections ...Read More
 
 
Internal Proof-of-Coverage Program Yielding Noncompliance Notices, Commission Says 10/17/2014
State: SC | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
South Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Commission believes its own in-house proof-of-coverage program has curbed a significant amount of the state’s issues with subcontractors canceling policies after providing proof of coverage. But the insurer credited with the idea fo...Read More
 
 
Illinois' 30% Fee Cut Made it 16-State Leader in Controlling Medical Costs 10/17/2014
State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
Illinois saw a sharper reduction in medical costs than any of the 15 other states examined, while California, New Jersey, Texas and Wisconsin managed to put the brakes on rapid medical price escalation in the past few years, according to a report released by the Work...Read More
 
 
Insurer/TPA Forum Scheduled for Nov. 6 10/20/2014
State: NV | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
The Nevada Workers' Compensation Section will host an advanced insurer/third-party administrator forum at its office in Henderson next month to review claims-processing requirements. The session will feature an in-depth exploration of both statutes and regulations that outline the res...Read More
 
 
Insurance Division Announces $5 Million Assessment to Cover Liabilities of Second Injury Fund 10/13/2014
State: IA | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
The state Insurance Division has announced that it has insufficient funds on hand to meet the liabilities of its Second Injury Fund. The division will thus impose a total assessment of $5 million upon Iowa’s workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers. ...Read More
 
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