Workers' Compensation News
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New Rules Issued for Special Funds Group Claims
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02/09/2017
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State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Insurers and self-insured employers have until the end of Friday to provide the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board’s Special Funds Group with a designated contact.
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No Public Hearing Requested on Expert Medical Adviser Rules
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02/07/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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No public hearing will be held on rules proposed by the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation to allow workers’ compensation judges to appoint temporary expert medical advisers because none was requested, the division said Monday.
The DWC had set aside a time slot for 10 a...Read More
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Non-Opioid Pain Medicine Under Growing Scrutiny
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02/06/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Prescription drug monitoring programs, regarded as an important tool in fighting opioid misuse, are also being used to monitor the prescribing of non-opioid drugs, including medications commonly used in workers’ compensation to treat neuropathic pain.
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Non-Subscribers Late on Filing Forms Receive Three-Month Grace Period
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02/06/2017
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State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Employers without workers’ compensation coverage can file overdue but mandatory reports to the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation without penalty during a three-month grace period announced Thursday.
Non-subscribers are required to notify the agency annually of their deci...Read More
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NCCI Is Not Subject to the Sunshine Law, Regulators Argue in Court Brief
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02/06/2017
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State: FL | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The National Council on Compensation Insurance is not a public agency and does not perform government functions and, therefore, is not subject to the state’s Sunshine Law, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation argues in a reply brief filed late Thursday.
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NAMSAP Elects 2017 Officers, Board Members
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02/03/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The National Alliance for Medicare Set-Aside Professionals has elected its 2017 officers, making Shawn Deane of ISO Claims Partners president and Greg Gitter of Legacy Claims Solutions Inc. vice president.
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New Insolvencies Detailed in NCIGF Report
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01/31/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Two insolvencies of companies providing workers’ compensation insurance have been noted in a new report from the National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds.
Affirmative Insurance Co., an Illinois domestic property and casualty insurer, was placed into rehabilitation in Septembe...Read More
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