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August Compliance Updates
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Here are the top updates for workers' comp and auto casualty for the month of August.
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- New York
- Texas
- Marijuana
- Auto Third Party
- Additional Updates
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Family Provided Attendant Care 56 Hour Cap: Clarifying Specifics AUTO
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DIFS Bulletin 2021-31-INS reminds insured individuals that over 90% of Michigan insurers are willing to contract with their insureds to permit more than 56 hours of family-provided attendant care and that insured individuals should contact their insurers to ask about entering into a contract to provide care in excess of 56 hours per week. Learn more →
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Inpatient January 2021 AUTO/WC
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New York posted the updated rates for both auto and workers' comp for Acute Per Case Inpatient, Exempt Hospitals, Exempt Units and Detox Inpatient, effective January 1, 2021 (retroactive). Learn More →
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DME Fee Schedule Presentation WC
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New York Workers' Compensation Board posted a notice regarding a DME Fee Schedule Presentation that is now available for viewing. A definite effective date for the new DME Fee Schedule has not been released, but is planned to be sometime in late summer 2021. Learn more →
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ISO Verisk Named Data Collection Agent for EDI Release 3.1 WC
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The Texas Department of Workers' Compensation (DWC) released a memo on 8/4/21 regarding the Texas Department of Insurance’s (TDI) Designation of a Data Collection Agent. The TDI has named Insurance Services Office (ISO) Verisk as the data collection agent for claim EDI release 3.1 data on behalf of DWC. The DWC made the designation according to Texas Labor Code Section 401.024. Learn more →
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South Dakota Medical Marijuana Rules AUTO/WC
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The medical marijuana ballot measure in South Dakota went into effect on July 1, 2021 and the Department of Health recently released draft rules to implement the requirements of the law. Section 34-20G-27 of the law states that the chapter does not require private insurers to reimburse for costs associated with the medical use of cannabis. Learn more →
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Arizona Pharmacy Fee Schedule WC
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The Industrial Commission of Arizona received extensive feedback on the proposed changes to the pharmaceutical section of the 2021/2022 fee schedule. The Commission is in the process of reviewing comments from stakeholders for solutions to higher-cost prescriptions and outliers. Learn more →
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