Workers' Compensation News
| Industrial Commission Meeting Wednesday | 06/26/2018 | ||
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| The Idaho Industrial Commission will discuss benefits and fiscal issues during a meeting Wednesday in Boise. Commissioners will discuss negotiated rule-making efforts relating to medical fees, as well as information items regarding workers’ compensation benefits. Commissioners will ...Read More | |||
| Industrial Commission Wants to Clarify AWW Calculation | 06/22/2018 | ||
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| The Idaho Industrial Commission announced that it is considering changes to its rules governing the calculation of wages for temporary total disability payments and temporary partial disability payments. The commission said it “wants to clarify its expectation regarding average week...Read More | |||
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Impairment Rating for Pain Didn't Establish That Worker Had Lost Use of Foot | 06/21/2018 | |
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| The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits from the state Second Injury Fund, since he failed to prove a condition that pre-dated his most recent industrial injury resulted in the loss of use of his foot. ...Read More | |||
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Implications of URAC Accreditation to Be Discussed During Conference | 06/15/2018 | |
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| The implications of URAC accreditation for California’s workers’ comp utilization review system will be discussed at 8:30 a.m. Saturday during a California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery conference in Long Beach. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Tile Worker Employed as Farmhand While Collecting WC Benefits | 06/14/2018 | |
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| A New York construction worker-turned-farmhand was arrested this week, charged with defrauding a workers' compensation carrier of more than $4,000, authorities said. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Commissioner Approves 5.3% Loss Cost Decrease | 06/12/2018 | |
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| The Kentucky Department of Insurance has approved a 5.3% loss cost decrease recommended by the National Council of Compensation Insurance, the department announced Monday. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Holding Meetings to Negotiate Possible Rule-Making | 06/08/2018 | |
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| The Idaho Industrial Commission will hold public meetings over the next two months as part of an informal, negotiated rule-making process to review regulations governing benefit payment and calculation, attorney fees and electronic filing. ...Read More | |||
| Industrial Commission Discussing Medical Fees at Next Meeting | 06/06/2018 | ||
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| The Idaho Industrial Commission will discuss a report on medical fees when it meets today in Boise. The commission's benefits manager is scheduled to deliver a report on medical fees, according to a copy of the agenda posted to the commission’s website. The agenda does not ...Read More | |||
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ICA to Require Form for Accepting Medical-Only Claims | 05/22/2018 | |
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| The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that insurance carriers and self-insured employers will have to start using a specified form to accept medical-only claims, beginning Aug. 20. ...Read More | |||
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Insurance Division Proposes TPA Notification and Adjuster Licensing Rules | 05/17/2018 | |
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| The Nevada Division of Insurance proposed two sets of rules to implement laws passed in 2015 and 2017 addressing financial reporting requirements for third-party administrators, and adopting the National Association of Insurance Commissioners model legislation on insurance adjuster licensing....Read More | |||
