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Thursday, July 1, 2021

DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

DWC Posts MPN Reimbursement Rate Form

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted to its website a form for specific medical provider network entities to use when reporting contracted, discounted payments

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

WCIRB: $4.2B for Medical, $3.7B for Indemnity in 2020

  • State: California
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Combined loss payments for medical services and indemnity benefits fell about 6.3% to $7.9 billion in 2020 from $8.4 billion the year before, the Workers’

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Owner of Dry Cleaner Charged With Fraud

  • State: Washington
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The Washington Department of Labor and Industries announced that the owner-operator of a dry cleaning business in Olympia faces a felony charge for allegedly faking

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Senator Adds Prospective Coverage Language to PTSD Bill

  • State: California
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California state Sen. Henry Stern amended Senate Bill 284 to add language that would make the proposed expansion of the presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Maximum Benefit Climbs 10.4% July 1

  • State: Nevada
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The Nevada Workers’ Compensation Section announced that the maximum monthly benefit for workers injured on or after July 1 will increase by 10.4%, the second-largest

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Hospital's Repeated Billing Doesn't Amount to Continuing Violation

  • State: Colorado
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In a case of first impression, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that a hospital’s repeated efforts to collect payment from an injured worker did

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

State Adopts Federal Safety Rules in Health Care

  • State: Nevada
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The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations on Thursday announced that the state is adopting the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard that

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Pinnacol: Slips Account for Majority of Claims

  • State: Colorado
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Colorado’s Pinnacol Assurance said a recent analysis of claims data from January 2017 through March 2021 found the majority of workers’ compensation claims were the

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Monday, June 28, 2021

DWC Posts OMFS Adjustments

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday posted an order that incorporates Medicare’s changes into the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the

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