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URAC Webinar to Cover UR Accreditation Requirements
URAC is holding a free webinar in February covering the accreditation process mandated for all carriers, third-party administrators and self-insured employers conducting utilization review. Senate Bill 1160 required all utilization review…
Employers Oppose Proposal to Eliminate Marital Status From Benefit Calculation
Representatives for employers in Washington said that while they agree that the state’s rules for calculating indemnity benefits could stand revision, they don’t support a proposal that would address only…
Court Overturns Denial of Worker’s New/Omitted Condition Claim
The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a denial of a worker’s request for his osteoarthritis to be treated as a new or omitted condition arising out of a knee injury…
Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Offset for Social Security Benefits
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the constitutionality of a statutory offset against an injured worker’s compensation to account for his receipt of Social Security old-age benefits. Case: Sadler v. Philadelphia…
Bill Would Revise Embattled Hanford Presumption to Cover All ‘Exposed Workers’
All workers exposed to radiological hazardous waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation would be covered by a presumption that certain conditions are compensable, under legislation introduced Tuesday in the Washington…
Cal/OSHA Posts Fact Sheet, Info on Updated COVID-19 Standards
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health posted fact sheets and updated answers to frequently asked questions regarding updated COVID-19 prevention standards. The agency commonly referred to as Cal/OSHA updated…
Medical Cannabis Bill Includes Comp Provisions
The use of cannabis would not be a reason to deny compensation for workplace injuries in some circumstances, under a bill moving through the Kansas Legislature. At the same time, the…
Bill Proposes Comp Coverage for Domestic Workers
Domestic workers would be eligible for workers’ compensation coverage, under a bill introduced in the Virginia General Assembly. House Bill 1196, Del. Wendy W. Gooditis, D-Clarke, would repeal a statute that…
Retired Police Officer Convicted of Premium Fraud
A retired San Jose police officer accused of dissuading workers at his Northern California security company from reporting on-the-job injuries pleaded no contest to multiple felony fraud charges, prosecutors announced. The…
WCC Posts 2022 Draft Fee Schedule for Public Comment
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission posted a proposed 2022 draft Medical Fee Schedule for a 30-day public comment period. Changes to the fee schedule will add new codes established since the…
Providers, Employers Oppose Proposal to Allow Recording IMEs
Independent medical examiners on Friday said they don’t want to be recorded while evaluating injured workers, with many citing concerns that the injured workers recording the exams could be harmed…
WCD Proposes Changes to Medical Fee and Payment Rules
The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division is proposing changes to rules governing medical fees and payments, medical services and interpreter services. The rules would adopt new medical billing codes and Current Procedural…