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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

URAC Webinar to Cover UR Accreditation Requirements

  • State: California
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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

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Court Overturns Denial of Worker's New/Omitted Condition Claim

  • State: Oregon
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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

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Bill Would Revise Embattled Hanford Presumption to Cover All 'Exposed Workers'

  • State: Washington
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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

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Cal/OSHA Posts Fact Sheet, Info on Updated COVID-19 Standards

  • State: California
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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

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Retired Police Officer Convicted of Premium Fraud

  • State: California
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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

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

WCD Proposes Changes to Medical Fee and Payment Rules

  • State: Oregon
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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

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request to Expand Claim

  • State: Nevada
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The Nevada Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her request to expand the scope of one claim

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Friday, January 14, 2022

DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Fee Schedule

  • State: California
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the physician services and non-physician practitioner services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to

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Friday, January 14, 2022

CWCI: Omicron Drives 172% Increase in December COVID Claims

  • State: California
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The omicron variant drove a one-month 172% increase in COVID-19 claims in December that eclipsed the summer peak during the delta surge in August, according

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Friday, January 14, 2022

Supreme Court Clarifies Calculation of Carrier's Lien on 3rd-Party Recovery

  • State: Hawaii
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The Hawaii Supreme Court clarified the process for calculating an insurance carrier’s lien against an injured worker’s third-party recovery.

Case: Moranz v. Harbor Mall LLC,

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