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| | California's Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Draft Regulations Updating SJDB/RTW Rules to Online Forum for Public Comment
By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated December 2, 2024 - December 2, 2024The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted proposed changes to its Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits (SJDB) Rules and Forms on its online forum, where members of the public may review and comment on the proposals.
The SJDB Rules have not been updated since 2013. The proposed updates will:
• require additional itemization on vocational & return to work counselor (VRTWC) billings,
• require that education programs offered to injured workers be provided by California public schools or by schools included on the EDD list of approved training providers and schools,
• update the application process for the VRTWC list maintained by the Administrative Director,
• limit payments from the Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits for vocational counseling to persons on the VRTWC list,
• prohibit VRTCWs from holding financial interests in entities that receive proceeds from the SJDB voucher,
• create a process for removal of VRTCWs from the VRTCW list, and
• update the SJDB voucher form and instructions.
These proposed changes will increase efficiencies in the SJDB voucher program, improve management of the VRTCW list, and provide safeguards against fraud within the system.
The forum can be found online on the DWC forums web page under “current forums.” Comments will be accepted on the forum until 5 p.m. on December 16, 2022.
Lonce Lamonte, journalist, editor, adjustercom, lonce@adjustercom.com; copyright Lonce Lamonte and adjustercom with all rights reserved.
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