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Attention Practitioners: When a claim is on appeal, the
parties shall be prepared to demonstrate that the Commission
currently has jurisdiction over the issue upon which the
hearing is set, pursuant to Potomac Abatement Inc., v.
Sanchez, __Md.__, Sept. Term 2011, No. 56, slip op. (Md.
February 21, 2012). See
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The Commission's 2012 Medical Fee Guide is revised and must be utilized for all
billing/submissions
effective March 1, 2012. The Medical Services and Treatment fee guide has been
revised to include all CMS updates to its physician
relative value files. These revisions are effective
for treatment on/after
March 1, 2012 and include new
CPT codes and relative values. See our
Medical Fee Guide & Information page.
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Form revision; effective
immediately - our Request for Emergency Hearing form
' (WCC H26R) is revised and must be utilized for all
submissions; after March 31, 2012, obsolete H26R forms are
no longer accepted. The change requires the filing party to
include the claim consideration date in the indicated form
field. The consideration date field is pre-filled on our
Online Services WebForms. As always, no issues may be filed
by the claimant or claimant attorney prior to the
consideration date or the filing of contesting issues by the
Employer/Insurer. The revised Request for Emergency Hearing
PDF form is available on our
Forms & Instructions page |
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On February 23, 2012, the Workers' Compensation Commission
adopted amendments to Regulation .06 and new Regulation
.06-1 under COMAR 14.09.01 Procedural Regulations to
implement the statutory changes made by the General Assembly
in Ch. 436, Acts of 2011. These statutory changes, effective
October 1, 2011, concern the death benefits paid to
surviving dependents. The law also enables counties and
municipal governments to opt into the new death benefits
scheme. This action, which was proposed for adoption in
38:27 Md. R. 1781'1782 (December 30, 2011), has been adopted
as proposed. Regulations are effective March 19, 2012.
See our Regulatory Changes page for more information. |
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We are currently seeking a qualified Police Officer II
(Contractual-Part Time).
See our Jobs Page for more information. |
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All Online Services are restored and available. Thank
you for your cooperation. |
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Please note that all Online Services are unavailable at 12
p.m. (noon) Tuesday, March 6, 2012 for about two hours.
Included are all online forms, inquiries and the online
docket calendar. Normal services should be restored by 2
p.m. We regret the inconvenience and urge our customers to
plan accordingly. |
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