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	Billing Codes, Therapists and Fee Schedules		07/15/2006
	State: CA | Segment: | 964 | 0
	Robert Physical Therapy, P.C. a/a/o David Cardoza, Ayodele Sunmola et al. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2006 NY Slip Op 26240, Decided on June 21, 2006, (Civil Court, Kings County) (Bluth, j). (index no. 46885/05) These were three cases consolidated for trial on June 5, 2006. The i...Read More

	Bar-Coding to Prove Service - a Case Study		04/08/2006
	State: CA | Segment: | 172 | 0
	Editors Note: While the below discussion by NY attorney Larry Rogak is about proofs of service in no-fault auto claims, his discussion is relevant to documentation of service of claim denials in the workers compensation setting  we felt the discussion and Rogaks proposed solution of interest and...Read More

	Bus Passenger, Work Comp, and Loss Transfer		10/22/2005
	State: CA | Segment: | 231 | 0
	BUS PASSENGER'S COMP CARRIER MAY BRING LOSS TRANSFER ARBITRATION AGAINST BUS'S LIABILITY INSURER A.I. Transport v. New York State Ins. Fund, 301 A.D.2d 380, 753 N.Y.S.2d 466 (1st Dept 2003) A liability insurer brought a petition to stay loss transfer arbitration demanded...Read More

	Bolles Case Increases Liability for Uninsureds		03/27/2005
	State: CA | Segment: | 126 | 0
	EMPLOYER WHO DOES NOT BUY WORKERS COMP INSURANCE MAY BE IMPLEADED INTO EMPLOYEE'S LAWSUIT DESPITE LACK OF "GRAVE INJURY"by Larry Rogak Douglas Boles v Dormer Giant, Inc. , NYLJ 2/23/05 (Court of Appeals 2005) The Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer w...Read More

	Buying a Policy or Selecting an Insurance Partner?		11/07/2004
	State: CA | Segment: | 117 | 0
	Though the following article mentions the Texas workers' compensation system, the author's suggestions are universal - thus the editors felt it of universal import. Recently, while conducting an education program for a group of agency professionals on the subject of workers' compensation, I...Read More

	Buying a Policy or Selecting an Insurance Partner?		11/07/2004
	State: TX | Segment: | 140 | 0
	Recently, while conducting an education program for a group of agency professionals on the subject of workers' compensation, I realized that for many agents, the workers' compensation policy is the "red-headed stepchild" of insurance policies. It has the reputation of not requiring, or deserving, a...Read More

	Buying a Policy or Selecting an Insurance Partner?		11/07/2004
	State: FL | Segment: | 195 | 0
	Though the following article mentions the Texas workers' compensation system, the author's suggestions are universal - thus the editors felt it of universal import. Recently, while conducting an education program for a group of agency professionals on the subject of workers' compensation, I...Read More

	Business Writing for the Claims Examiner		04/26/2003
	State: CA | Segment: | 163 | 0
	The workers compensation claims examiner is probably the ultimate example of the old school educational emphasis on the three r's: reading, [w]riting and [a]rithmetic. The claims examiner needs be adept at math for performing calculations related to disability and indemnity. Reading all day long is ...Read More

	Bad Budget Means Seeking Alternative VR Service		09/29/2002
	State: CA | Segment: | 138 | 0
	California finally has a budget for Fiscal Year 2003!! Good news for the state (we hope!) but not good news for those of us who need to conduct business before the Board or the Rehab Unit. My particular concern is the Rehab Unit, which is losing two Supervisors and seven Consultant positio...Read More

	Back Office Marketing - Issuing The Medical Report		06/09/2002
	State: CA | Segment: | 136 | 0
	In our last article we examined the requirements for an admissible medical report that has evidentiary weight ...Read More