03/10/21
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Oakland, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has posted an amendment to the Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule.
The amendment, reflected in an Administrative Director order, adopts Addenda A and B of CMS hospital outpatient prospective payment system rate for Calendar Year 2021 found in the [2021 Correction Notice OPPS Addendum A] and [2021 Correction Notice OPPS Addendum B] files, in place of the original files, for services rendered on or after March 1, 2021. The order adopts column A of CMS ASC addendum EE found in the [Correction Notice Addenda AA, BB, DD1, DD2, EE] file, in place of the original file, for services rendered on or after March 1, 2021.
On March 1, 2021, both houses of the New Jersey state legislature voted to approve Senate Bill 2476, which provides supplemental Workers' Compensation dependency benefits for dependents.
03/05/21
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San Francisco, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) has posted an amendment to the Inpatient Hospital portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule. The amendment, reflected in the February 24, 2021 Administrative Director order, applies to discharges on or after March 15, 2021.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a Correction Notice on December 7, 2020, in the Federal Register, and corrected the Medicare Inpatient Fiscal Year 2021 Payment Impact File and related tables. The Administrative Director order amends title 8, California Code of Regulations, sections 9789.23, 9789.24, and 9789.25 to adopt changes that conform to the corrections made by Medicare.
The effective date of the Order is for discharges on or after March 15, 2021.
03/01/21
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Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) - The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) recently recognized Capacity of Texas with a Lone Star Safety Award for its exemplary workplace safety program. Capacity of Texas employs 119 workers at its Longview plant. It manufactures terminal truck tractors for ports and railway hubs around the world.
“Capacity of Texas has gone above and beyond in their efforts to create a strong safety culture for their employees and a standard of safety for their industry,” said Chris D Amura, DWC s director of Workplace Safety. “They have developed excellent procedures to help prevent and control hazards, and do a great job getting employees involved by encouraging them to report concerns and potential safety issues.”