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- Title: Black Lung Benefits Act - Disclosure of Medical Information and Payment of Benefits (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition)
- Author : The Law Library
- Release Date : January 21, 2018
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 211 KB
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The Law Library presents the complete text of the Black Lung Benefits Act - Disclosure of Medical Information and Payment of Benefits (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition).
Updated as of May 29, 2018
This final rule revises the regulations implementing the Black Lung Benefits Act to address certain procedural issues that have arisen in claim adjudications and other technical issues. To protect miners' health, assist parties without adequate legal representation, and enhance the accuracy of benefits entitlement decisions, the final rule includes a new provision that requires all parties to exchange with each other any medical information developed in connection with a claim for benefits and allows for the imposition of sanctions for failure to comply with the rule. The final rule also clarifies a liable coal mine operator's obligation to pay effective benefits awards by requiring payment before allowing the operator to challenge the award through the Act's modification procedures. In addition, the final rule resolves an ambiguity regarding how physicians' follow-up reports should be considered under the evidence-limiting rules, and allows the Department to fully participate in claims adjudications after the liable coal mine operator stops participating because of adverse financial developments, such as bankruptcy or insolvency.
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- The complete text of the Black Lung Benefits Act - Disclosure of Medical Information and Payment of Benefits (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition)
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- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure
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