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12/21/2012 11:16:59 AM EST
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NATIONAL NEWS:
SMART Act Passed by House to Streamline Medicare Secondary Payment Program.
NCCI Posts Study on Role of Traffic Accidents in Workers’ Comp.
CDC Posts 2008 United States Life Tables.
Ex-NFL Players Ask Federal Court to Overturn Arbitration Agreement Barring WC Claims.
CA, WV, IL, NY, MD Top Judicial Hellhole List According to American Tort Reform Association.
STATE NEWS:
CA: DWC Posts 2013 Annual Report of Inventory Advice, Form for Claims Reported CY2012.
CA: DWC Posts Audit Unit Annual Report.
CA: Insurance Commissioner Issues Correcting Order Clarifying Classification Changes.
CA: WCIRB Names Dave Bellusci Exec. VP and COO.
CA: WCAN Launches Campaign to Support Full Implementation of SB 863 by Jan. 2014.
CT: WC Coverage of Newtown Public School District Handled by Public Entity Risk Pool.
HI: DCD Posts 2013 Maximum Weekly Benefit Rates.
IL: Dept of Ins. Posts Notice re WC Carrier’s/Self-Insured’s Compliance for Medical Payments.
MA: US Dist Ct Affirms Order of Restitution by Temp Staff Owners to IRS, WC Carriers.
MA: DIA Posts Correction to COLA Calculation Table 1.
MI: WCA Posts 2013 Weekly Benefit Tables.
MO: SB 1 Filed to Save Second Injury Fund.
NE: WCC Posts Amended Rules of Procedure.
NE: WCC Posts Latest Fee Schedules for DRG, Trauma Services Inpatient Hospital.
NH: LGC Releases List of Towns, Cities Owed Refunds for Insurance Overpayments.
NJ: New Maximum Benefit Rate Increases to $826 Effective Jan. 1.
NJ: Dem. Lawmaker Files Companion Bill for Union Carve Outs.
NM: WC Advisory Council Posts 2013 Legislative Recommendations.
NY: WCB Announces End of Support for wcb.state.ny.us Email Addresses.
NY: WCB Posts Medical Treatment Guidelines Forms and Training Notice.
NY: NY City Health Dept. Claims No Clear Link Between Cancer and 9/11 Debris, Wreckage.
NC: Workers Want Public Hearings for Legislature’s Workers Comp Study.
OH: Supreme Court Deals Blow to Injured Worker’s Intentional Tort Claim.
OR: WCD Posts Revised Claims Processing Administrative Cost Factor.
SC: WCC Posts 2013 Maximum Weekly Compensation Rate.
TN: Chamber of Commerce Pushes for WC Reform.
TX: H.B. 287 Would Identify Name of Health Care Provider Performing IRO.
TX: NCCI Recommends 3.8 Percent Decrease in Loss Cost Filing.
TX: DWC Announces Insurance Carriers Performance Based Oversight Results.
TX: DWC Adopts New Guidelines for Examination by Treating Doctor.
WV: Supreme Court Overrules WCB in Dust Hazards Exposure Case.
WI: DWD Posts New Maximum Benefit Rates for 2013.
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