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WCS Increases Medical Fee Schedule Reimbursement Rate
The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that it revised its medical fee schedule to increase reimbursement rates that were inadvertently too low. “There was an error in the calculation of the…
Worker Subjected to Retaliation Gets Recalculation of Benefits
The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that a worker was entitled to a recalculation of her benefit rate based on her average earnings for more than four weeks immediately preceding…
ICA Medical Resource Office Sets Training Webinars
The Industrial Commission of Arizona’s Medical Resource Office announced that it will host training webinars on treatment guidelines and fee schedules in March and April. One program, “Treatment Guidelines and Preauthorization,”…
Legislature Passes Inmate Wage Bill
Washington lawmakers on Tuesday voted to send Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that would require wages for former inmates to be calculated based on what is paid to other employees…
IWCC Announces New Urbana, Champaign Hearing Site
The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Committee announced that all arbitration cases, including trials and in-person special settings scheduled for Urbana, will be held at a new hearing site in Champaign beginning…
Officials at Medical Supply and Billing Company Charged With Fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Arkansas announced that a federal grand jury indicted the former owner of a medical supply and billing company and the firm’s…
WCIRB Submits Sept. 1 Regulatory Filing
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California on Monday submitted a proposed Sept. 1 regulatory filing that includes a provision that would start including the cost of COVID-19 claims…
Supreme Court Upholds Award for Injuries From Car Accident
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for his injuries from a car accident that occurred as he was traveling back to his employer’s property…
High Court Reinstates Worker’s Award of TTD Benefits, Vacates PPD Award
The Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated temporary total disability benefits to an injured worker but vacated her award of permanent partial disability benefits. Case: French v. Rev-a-Shelf, No. 2021-SC-0146-WC, 02/24/2022, published. Facts: Deborah…
Report: Judge Dismisses All But 1 Charge Against Radiologist
A Southern California judge dismissed 120 of 121 felony charges against a radiologist accused of participating in a $17 million workers’ compensation fraud scheme, according to a report by mynewsla.com. Orange…
DWC Opens 15-Day Comment Period on Med-Legal Electronic Service Rule
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Monday announced a 15-day comment period on revised rules that would permanently adopt an emergency regulation promulgated during the pandemic to allow electronic…
INpower Global Insurance Names Chris Barnett SVP of Comp Division
INpower Global Insurance Services on Monday announced the addition of Chris Barnett as senior vice president overseeing the company’s specialty workers’ compensation division. Chris Barnett Barnett has experience and knowledge of…