Labor Dept: Let's Keep Collecting Workers' Comp Med Docs
Published Date: 3/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Labor wants to keep collecting info about medical evidence for workers' compensation claims and is asking for your thoughts by May 5, 2025. This helps make sure the forms are easy to understand and don’t waste your time or money. If you’re involved in workers’ compensation, this affects you and keeps the process smooth and fair.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Mandatory exchange of miners' medical evidence
If you are involved in a Black Lung Benefits Act claim, parties (the benefits claimant, the responsible coal mine operator and its insurance carrier, and the Director, OWCP) must exchange all medical information about the miner, including information not intended for use as evidence. A party who receives medical information must send copies to all other parties within 30 days after receipt or, if a hearing is already scheduled, at least 20 days before the hearing. Exchanged information is entered into the claim record only if a party submits it into evidence.
Paperwork extension and burden estimates kept
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs proposes to extend, without change, the existing information collection (OMB No. 1240-0054) for Disclosure of Medical Evidence. OWCP reports 6,797 respondents, 6,979 responses, 1,135 annual burden hours, and $16,041 in annual respondent or recordkeeper costs, using the DCMWC Form, Disclosure of Medical Evidence.
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