Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the recent announcement from New York’s WCB that they are implementing a set of improvements to the Impartial Specialist program. Impartial Specialists are physicians who provide the Board with unbiased expert medical opinions in select complex disputes. The Board is also currently accepting applications from qualified physicians. Find out more by clicking here!
Also in the news today is Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin’s signature of Senate Bill 1062, major features of which included switching from a court-based to an administrative system, and allowing employers to opt-out of the workers’ comp system and administer benefits to employees through a qualified benefit plan. Find out more by clicking here!