LexisNexis has selected some recently issued noteworthy IMR decisions that illustrate the criteria that must be met to obtain authorization for a variety of different medical treatment modalities. LexisNexis...
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Senators Slam Obama Directive for Sick U.S. Nuclear Workers.
AK: WCD Posts Director’s Interpretation on Issues Impacting Medical Fee Schedule.
AZ: Governor Signs SB 1323 Pro Se Vexatious Litigant.
CA: WCAB Chairman Ronnie Caplane to Retire From State Service.
CA: Supreme Court Grants Review in King v. CompPartners, UR Malpractice Case.
CA: WCIRB Submits July 1, 2016 Filing.
CA: WCIRB Sets Hearing Date for 7/1/2016 for Pure Premium Rate Filing.
CA: DWC Posts Information on Feb. 26 Order Re: OMFS.
CA: WCIRB Report on Year-End 2015 Insurer Experience Released.
FL: DWC Posts Meeting Packets for Three-Member Panel 4/20 Meeting.
IL: Governor Creates Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force.
KY: SB 195 Firefighter Cancer Presumption Becomes Law.
MD: Governor Signs HB 1408 Work Comp Insurance Notices of Premium Increases.
MO: Court Awards Benefits for Slip From Sidewalk.
MT: Chamber of Commerce Rates Rulings of Workers’ Compensation Court.
ND: Air Ambulance Case Rejects State Control of Limiting Fees in Work Comp Cases.
OH: BWC Head Discusses Accomplishments for Workers Comp.
OK: High Court Strikes Down Part of 2013 Workers Comp Reforms.
OR: WCD to Review Attorney Fee Schedules.
PA: Judge Rules Workers Comp Release Agreement Precluded FMLA Claim.
SC: WCC Posts 4/18/2016 Commission’s Business Meeting Agenda.
TN: NCCI Explains Law-Only Filing Based on Impact of Drug Formulary.
WA: Workplace Deaths Fall to Near Historic Low in 2015.
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