http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news This is the section of our site we will post timely and relevant information from the Tennessee Self-Insurers' Association. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:05:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you that actuarial opinion reports are now required annually instead of biennially pursuant to a revision to Tenn. Code Annotated 50-6-405(b)(2). Please see the attached revision act. State of Tennessee - AO Annually Requirement http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/10/ao-annually-requirement/ 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 ... http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/07/internet-web-based-portal-for-submitters-and-other-affected-workers-compensation-stakeholders/ 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 ... http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/06/memo-to-tennessee-self-insurers%e2%80%99-association-members/ 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 ... http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/03/mandatory-insurance-reporting-includes-self-insurance/ 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 ... http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/03/meeting-to-coordinate-response-to-the-proposed-national-commission-on-state-wc-laws-hr-635-has-been-scheduled/ Members of the Tennessee Self-Insurer's Association: On January 22, 2009, Congressman Joe Baca, (D-California), introduced H.R. 635 in the House of Representatives. H.R. 635 would establish a national commission to review the workers’ compensation laws of the fifty states.  The 14-member bi-partisan body would determine whether the workers’ compensation laws of ... http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/02/to-establish-the-national-commission-on-state-workers-compensation-laws/ You can zoom in by right-clicking on the document or clicking on the various controls at the top right corner of document. http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2009/02/memorandum-wc-impairment-rating-rule/ Use the "iPaper" button below, and other controls on this bar to view and/or Print iPaper. You can also "Right Click" document to Zoom-in. AG Opinion Over Street - Upload a Document to Scribd http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2008/10/overstreet-opinion-communication-between-an-employer-and-an-employees-physician/ The Division of Workers’ Compensation has received several questions and concerns regarding a recent Tennessee Supreme Court case, Overstreet v. TRW, as it applies to ex parte communications with an injured employee’s treating physician.  The Tennessee Supreme Court held that an injured employee has the benefit of confidentiality with a treating physician.  Accordingly, agents ... http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2008/09/workers%e2%80%99-compensation-communications-issue-august-2008/ See complete rules for Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Single Employers document. Here is the version with the proposed amendments. http://www.tnselfinsurers.org/news/2008/08/rules-for-self-insured-workers-compensation-single-employers/