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NCSI Gives $15,000 toward Amicus to Preserve Exclusive Remedy

Dear NCSI Member:
The National Council of Self-Insurers has contributed $15,000 toward an amicus brief, being coordinated by the American Insurance Association, in the case of Jackson et al v Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. et al. The Council?s purpose is to preserve the exclusive remedy of workers? compensation.
In Jackson, the plaintiffs allege the same type [...]

Summary of New 2010 WC Laws (statutes)

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Gary Eastes has been selected as a member of the inaugural Benefit Management Honor Roll.

Gary Eastes, the risk and benefits manager for the City of Knoxville, Tenn., has been selected as a member of the inaugural Benefit Management Honor Roll, sponsored by Business Insurance, a news publication serving professionals nationwide who administer employee benefits, risk management and insurance programs.
“Gary Eastes has achieved significant milestones for the City of Knoxville [...]

Adjuster Certification Rules – Tennessee Workers’ Compensation

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Internet web-based portal for submitters and other affected workers’ compensation stakeholders.

In an attempt to make it easier for entities to report workers’ compensation settlements that contemplate future medical (including prescription drug) treatments, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes, by calendar year 2010, to streamline the WCMSA proposal submission process for the various affected stakeholders by making available an Internet web-based portal or [...]

MEMO TO TENNESSEE SELF-INSURERS’ ASSOCIATION MEMBERS:

Congratulations are in order!  We have successfully escorted two bills through the legislative system which we were deeply involved in promoting.  The bills are as follows:
1)  SB1574.  This bill puts to rest the Overstreet decision, a 2008 Supreme Court case preventing employers, insurance carriers and attorneys from communicating with the authorized treating physician.  SB 1574 [...]

Mandatory Insurance Reporting includes Self-Insurance

MANDATORY INSURANCE REPORTING: The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 has created mandatory reporting requirements for Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), No Fault Insurance, and Workers Compensation. For additional information, please refer to the following website from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition, the MSIA encourages its members to subscribe [...]

Meeting to coordinate response to the proposed National Commission on State WC laws (HR 635) has been scheduled

The first meeting of the group seeking to coordinate the response of the business community to the proposed National Commission on State WC laws (HR 635) has been scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in the 3M Room on the first floor of the US Chamber of Commerce building, [...]

Memorandum – WC Impairment Rating Rule

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Rules for Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Single Employers

See complete rules for Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Single Employers document.
Here is the version with the proposed amendments.