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Quick Hits: Maine DMEs
Quick Hits: Maine DMEs

Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- How much do you know about how Maine handles durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies? Read on. Is there reimbursement for incidental supplies?No. Supplies and materials that exceed incidental supplies […]
It Costs Nothing to be Kind, or Maybe it Costs $8 Billion. Either Way, it’s Worth ‘Giving While Living’
It Costs Nothing to be Kind, or Maybe it Costs $8 Billion. Either Way, it’s Worth ‘Giving While Living’

Louisville, KY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Thanks to our Dr. Claire Muselman, I just this week learned who Chuck Feeney was. Feeney's been in the headlines lately because of his recent passing at age 92 and what […]
Form Focus: Ohio Motion (C-86)
Form Focus: Ohio Motion (C-86)

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- An injured worker in Ohio seeking workers' compensation benefits in the Buckeye State will need to file a motion to make the claim happen. The state requires from C-86 for such […]
State-by-State Court Abbreviations
State-by-State Court Abbreviations

In case you're reading through our stories, particularly those that cover legal decisions, and you're wondering what the abbreviations mean, here's a handy chart. Court Abbreviation Alabama Supreme Court Ala. Alabama Court of Civil Appeals […]
Do You Know the Rule? Expenditures from S.C. Expenditures from State Accident Fund
Do You Know the Rule? Expenditures from S.C. Expenditures from State Accident Fund

Columbia, SC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When are payments from South Carolina's State Accident Fund authorized? The following chart spells it out. Topics Expenditure Rules General payments State Accident Fund expenditures are authorized for the payment of […]
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination

Montclair, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Terminating a worker right around the same time she engages in workers' compensation activity could raise the potential for a retaliation claim. But as was the case in Wong v. Clara […]
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Utilization Review
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. Utilization Review

Spokane, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the State of Washington, the utilization review process compares requests for medical services treatment guidelines that are deemed appropriate for such services and includes the preparation of a recommendation based […]
Form Focus: Va. Petition for Medical Treatment
Form Focus: Va. Petition for Medical Treatment

Richmond, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you visited our sister site, Simply Research, recently, you might have come across updates Virginia recently made to its Petition for Medical Treatment. Here are the instructions the Old Dominion […]