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Workers Compensation
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The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers disability compensation programs that provide | . vocational rehabilitation |
Which federal Department of Labor agency is responsible for adjudicating and administering claims filed by Department of Energy employees, former employees, and certain qualified survivors? | Office of Workers' Compensation Programs |
Which is the federal Department of Labor agency that is mandated to work cooperatively with industry, labor, and other federal and state agencies to improve safety and health conditions for all miners in the United States? | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
Which department in the Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC) adjudicates new claims for Federal Employees' Compensation Act program benefits? | FECA Claims Administration |
The Employees' Compensation Appeals Board hears and decides cases on appeal from decisions of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs in an impartial and expeditious manner. Prior to review of the case record by the ECAB, injured federal workers hav | branch of hearings and review. |
Material safety data sheets | contain information about chemical and hazardous substances used on site. |
A state workers' compensation board (or workers' compensation commission) | administers workers' compensation laws and handles appeals for denied claims or cases in which a worker feels compensation was too low. |
Which situation qualifies an employee for workers' compensation coverage? | Anne administered an injection to a patient and experienced a needle puncture; this required immediate treatment at the hospital and follow-up treatment by Anne's primary care provider. |
The judicial dispute resolution process in which an appeals board makes a final determination is called | adjudication |
Which is typically completed when the patient initially seeks treatment for a work-related illness or injury? | First report of injury |
Which covers health care treatment for illness and injuries, as well as payment for lost wages, when the employee's wage-earning capacity is totally lost, but only on a temporary basis? | Temporary total disability |
Vocational rehabilitation claims cover expenses for vocational retraining for | temporary and permanent disability cases. |
For employers, incorporating managed care into workers' compensation programs | protects human resources and reduces costs. |
Workers' compensation fraud occurs when | individuals knowingly obtain benefits for which they are not eligible |
When a claim for workers' compensation benefits is denied, the patient must | When a claim for workers' compensation benefits is denied, the patient must |