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1: Overview |
- To read the Industrial Commission's resolution on non-attorney
representatives, click
here,
to read the Commission's guidelines for
non-attorney representatives, click
here (first guideline memo) and click
here (second guideling memo).
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| Chapter
2: Gathering Information |
- Most of the
internet sites
discussed in Chapter 2 are available from the Stewart Jaffy &
Associates "Links" page. Click
here. (UPDATED: February, 2008)
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| Chapter
3: Processing the Claim |
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| Chapter
11: Medical Benefits |
- For an overview of the MCO Program,
see our MCO Information page.
- MCO information changes frequently.
Check
the BWC website
for
MCO information:
- Find your Employer's MCO through
the
BWC's Employer
/MCO look-up.
- Find MCO prior authorization
information,
and MCO contact information, by downloading the MCO
directory from the BWC's website.
- For links to ICD-9 information, click here.
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| Chapter
12: Temporary Total Compensation |
12-5.4 Abandonment of Job Market (page 12.9)
The Supreme Court has made it clear that an
injured worker who voluntarily abandoned their employment does not lose
eligibility for temporary total if they were medically incapable of
returning to their former position of employment when they voluntarily
abandoned their employment in Reitter Stucco, Inc., State ex rel. v. Indus. Comm. (2/13/08). (NEW: February, 2008)
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| Chapter
13: Wage Loss Compensation |
- The text of wage
loss rule,
O.A.C. 4125-1-01, an index to the rule, and a revised summary of the
rule are available if you click
here.
The index to the rule may make it easier for you to find the portion of
the rule you are looking for.
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| Chapter
21: Medical Disability Evaluation |
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| Chapter
23: Additional Court Actions |
- The Supreme Court has ruled
that the workers' compensation subrogation system is constitutional.
For more information about this decision, click here. (NEW: June, 2008)
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| Chapter
25: Social Security |
- Our Social
Security page has
information similar to that contained in Chapter 25. The information is
broken down into a topical question format. Click
here.
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| Appendix A: Table of Forms |
- Many forms can be
viewed or
printed from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's forms
page or the Industrial Commission's forms page.
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| Virtual Appendix
1: Industrial Commission Rules |
- The Commission
rules (Ohio
Administrative Code Chapter 4121) and joint Commission/Bureau Rules
(Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 4125) are available on the Industrial
Commission web site.
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| Virtual Appendix
2: Bureau of Workers' Compensation Rules |
- The BWC rules
(Ohio
Administrative Code Chapter 4123) are available on the BWC web site.
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| Virtual Appendix
3: Industrial Commission Hearing Officer Manual |
- The Industrial
Commission's
Hearing
Officer Manual is available on-line. Click here
to see
the Hearing Officer's Manual at the Industrial Commission's web site.
- On May 5, 2008, the Commission issued 6 new or amended Hearing
Officer memos. For more information about the changes to the Hearing Officer
Manual, click here. (NEW: June, 2008)
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| Virtual Appendix 4: Industrial Commission Resolutions |
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