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NewsCalifornia's Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Ambulance Services) By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - March 7, 2024
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Ambulance Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to the CY 2024 Quarter Two changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. The Quarter Two update adopts the Medicare revised ZIP code files; other provisions of the CY 2024 Ambulance Fee Schedule are unchanged.
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Accident Claims The Life of AdminSure Claims Adjuster Alexis Wicker By Lonce Lamonte, editor - March 6, 2024
The California Highway Patrol Bridgeport Office is currently leading an investigation into what they described as an “unusual incident” on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, which resulted in the death of Alexis Sabrina Wicker, a 23-year-old, on Tuesday Feb. 20, 2024.
At approximately 11:50 p.m. that Monday evening, the CHP Bridgeport Area units and Mono County Sheriff's Department received a call reporting an “unusual incident” involving a vehicle on Hot Creek Hatchery Road, east of Highway 395.
According to the CHP Bridgeport Office, Ms. Wicker sustained severe injuries as a result of this incident. Reportedly, a 26-year-old man, possibly her boyfriend, from Mammoth Lakes transported Wicker to Mammoth Hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.
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California Division of Workers' Compensation Issues Notice of Rulemaking Action to Adopt Revisions to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (Pharmaceuticals) and Sets Public Hearing on April 11, 2024 By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - February 26, 2024
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a notice of public hearing to revise the Official Medical Fee Schedule provisions that govern the maximum reasonable fee for pharmaceuticals dispensed to injured workers.
The public hearing is scheduled at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in the Elihu Harris State Building, 1515 Clay Street, Second Floor - Room One, Oakland, California 94612. Members of the public may also submit written comments on the proposed amendments until 11:59 p.m. that day. The Notice of Rulemaking specifies the methods of submitting written comments.
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California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Additional Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule for Pathology and Clinical Laboratory By Lonce Lamonte, editor, with the news release from the California DWC Newsline - February 21, 2024
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an order on January 2, 2024, adjusting the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to the 2024 Quarter One changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. Subsequently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a revised Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule file.
DWC has posted an order adopting the Medicare calendar year 2024 Q1 Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule file modified 1/9/2024 in place of the original file for services on or after January 1, 2024. The new file modifies the fee for two codes, and adopts national rates for two codes that previously did not have a listed rate.
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