Workers' Compensation News
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Supreme Court Ends Surgery Center Fee Schedule Challenge | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: NC | Segment: SOUTH | 88 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| The North Carolina Supreme Court has denied review of an appeal by medical providers who argue that the Industrial Commission violated the state’s Administrative Procedure Act when it adopted an ambulatory surgery fee schedule, the commission announced. ...Read More | |||
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WCD Mulling Request for Multiple-Language Warning Notices | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 69 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 94 min read | |||
| The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is taking comments on a request that it require employers and insurers to send warning notices in multiple languages when correspondence by insurers, employers or state regulators include time-sensitive forms and notices. ...Read More | |||
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Brannan Announces Resignation, Effective May 1 | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 336 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 13 min read | |||
| Commissioner Ryan Brannan resigned his position, effective May 1, the Division of Workers’ Compensation announced. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bills Prohibiting Unreasonable Denials, Creating Opioid Rules | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: HI | Segment: WEST | 106 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 27 min read | |||
| The Hawaii House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit unreasonable denials of workers’ compensation claims, and another measure requiring doctors to inform injured workers about potential risks when prescribing opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Sources of Billing Errors Detailed in Report | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 116 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 42 min read | |||
| Out of hundreds of thousands of workers’ compensation bills audited, about 35% contained some type of billing error, according to a quarterly trends report from Mitchell International. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Increase PPD Benefits | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: AK | Segment: WEST | 71 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 11 min read | |||
| The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill that would nearly double the base amount used to calculate permanent partial disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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WCAC Meeting, Vocational Expert Seminar Set for April 11 | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: MA | Segment: NORTH | 47 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 47 min read | |||
| The Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on April 11 in Boston. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at 1 Congr...Read More | |||
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Security Fund Flush, No Assessment Needed | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: PA | Segment: NORTH | 48 | 0 | Popular with Insurance | 60 min read | |||
| Pennsylvania insurers will not be required to pay an assessment to Workers’ Compensation Security Fund this year, the Insurance Department announced in a notice posted in the state Bulletin. ...Read More | |||
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New Opioid Law Limits ER Prescriptions to Four Days | 04/10/2018 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 128 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 66 min read | |||
| Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill that limits to four days opioid prescriptions written in emergency rooms or urgent care centers in West Virginia. ...Read More | |||
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Attorneys' Procedural Mistake Won't Bar Workers From Advancing Claims Against BP | 04/10/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 71 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 16 min read | |||
| A federal trial court judge in Louisiana is allowing two BP Exploration & Production employees to move forward with their claims that they were sickened by their chemical exposures while participating in the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. ...Read More | |||
