Workers' Compensation News
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Industrial Commission Debating Fee Schedule Increases, Possible Switch to RBRVS | 04/28/2016 | |
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| The Arizona Industrial Commission will hear testimony on its proposal to increase reimbursement rates in its Physicians’ and Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule, and may start the discussion about implementing Medicare’s Resource-Based Relative Value Scale methodology during a meeting today&n...Read More | |||
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ICA Director to Speak at ASIA Luncheon | 04/26/2016 | |
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| Industrial Commission of Arizona Director James Ashley will speak at an upcoming Arizona Self-Insurers Association luncheon. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Holding Workshop on Effects of Marijuana Legalization | 04/26/2016 | |
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| The Arizona Industrial Commission is holding a free seminar to discuss the impact of initiatives likely going before voters in November to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state. ...Read More | |||
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Industrial Commission Proposing Administrative Rule Changes | 04/21/2016 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Ohio Industrial Commission has scheduled a public hearing for May 13 to take public comments on proposed amendments to its administrative rules. Th...Read More | |||
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Insurance Division Adopts Rules Requiring Electronic Payment of Premium Taxes | 04/19/2016 | |
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| The Tennessee Insurance Division has adopted a rule that will require carriers to pay premium taxes electronically, according to a notice posted in the state Administrative Register. ...Read More | |||
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Investigation After Needle-Stick Injuries Results in $55K in Penalties Against Hospital | 04/15/2016 | |
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| Needle-stick injuries led to $55,000 in penalties by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration against Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., OSHA said Thursday. ...Read More | |||
| Inspection After Hand Amputation Brings $54K in OSHA Fines | 04/14/2016 | ||
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| An accident that caused the amputation of a workers' hand prompted an inspection that brought $54,000 in proposed penalties by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration against a food manufacturer in Lubbock. OSHA said a feed auger cut off the hand of a worker for Breedlo...Read More | |||
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Insurance Department Proposes Rules on Large-Deductible Policies | 04/11/2016 | |
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| The Illinois Department of Insurance has proposed rules to implement a law adopted last year that requires employers that purchase workers' compensation policies with deductibles of more than $100,000 to post collateral. ...Read More | |||
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ICA Proposes Oct. 1 Effective Date on UR Rules for Chronic Pain, Opioids | 04/06/2016 | |
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| The Arizona Industrial Commission is proposing to adopt rules that would create a utilization review process to ensure requests to treat chronic pain or use opioids are in accord with evidence-based guidelines. ...Read More | |||
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Input Sought in Attorney Fees | 04/05/2016 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Attorneys in workers’ compensation cases would see their fees bumped $50 hour, to $200 an hour, in an informal working draft under review by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. ...Read More | |||
