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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

November Projected to Have Highest COVID-19 Claim Count, CWCI Says

  • State: California
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The California Workers' Compensation Institute says November will likely have the most COVID-19 claims of any month since the pandemic began as the virus continues to

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Monday, December 21, 2020

Horse Racing Comp Costs Increasing 10% to Cover Funding Shortfall

  • State: California
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Per-start fees will increase 10% to cover a funding shortfall for the program that provides workers’ compensation coverage to the state’s horse racing industry, Thoroughbred

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Monday, December 21, 2020

WCAB Commissioner Gaffney Absent From Most 2020 En Banc Decisions

  • State: California
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Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Commissioner Juan Pedro Gaffney participated in just one of the 10 en banc decisions issued in 2020, and the California Department

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Monday, December 21, 2020

WCIRB Predicts Lowest Premiums Since 2012

  • State: California
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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California projects written premium for 2020 will be the lowest since 2012.

The $10.7 billion in written premium

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Monday, December 21, 2020

Doctor Facing Kickback Charges Released From Jail After COVID-19 Diagnosis

  • State: California
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A doctor accused of scheming to pay patients to submit to unnecessary surgeries and testing while he awaited trial on charges that he accepted more than $600,000

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Friday, December 18, 2020

DWC Posts Adjustments to DMEPOS Section of Fee Schedule

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule

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Friday, December 18, 2020

Comp Division Posts New Forms Without SSN Fields

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division on Thursday posted revised forms that removed the field for providing the injured worker’s Social Security number.

Earlier in December, the division

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Friday, December 18, 2020

Split Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Limitation on Impairment Awards

  • State: Montana
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A narrowly divided Montana Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a statute that limits impairment awards to a subset of workers who have industrial injuries

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Friday, December 18, 2020

Pre-Filed Bill Would Give Mental Health Task Force Five Years to Finalize Recommendations

  • State: Utah
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A task force charged with studying the compensability of mental health claims filed by first responders in Utah would have until late 2025 to finalize

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

WCD Adopts Temporary Rules for New Medical Billing Codes

  • State: Oregon
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Oregon’s Workers’ Compensation Division adopted temporary rules implementing new medical billing codes that take effect at the start of 2021.

The division said revised rules

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