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Practitioners
Requesting Video Hearings should indicate in the
"justification" section that there is a set-with and
include set-with claim number. Also, please review your
VRH request carefully prior to submitting. If you
realize that a mistake was made when the emergency
hearing request was submitted (such as incorrect email
address provided), please email
[email protected]. Do not file a
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Practitioners
Effective immediately, parties may
begin the process of requesting, by agreement of the
parties, a Video Remote Hearing (VRH). Please carefully
read and follow the instructions contained in the
VRH Instructions document (link). If your request is
approved, the Commission will generate an Emergency
Hearing approval notice and a VRH will be scheduled.
Once scheduled, the Commission will send out email
invites via Microsoft Teams to participants to join the
hearing. If there are questions after reading the
instructions, please email
[email protected]. |
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Pursuant to the authority granted by COMAR
14.09.17, on 4/17/20, Chairman Aumann issued an
Administrative Order regarding hearings.
Read the Administrative Order. |
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Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and following Chief
Judge Barbera’s lead, the Commission is extending the
postponement of all in-person hearings through June 5,
2020. We are in the final stages of establishing the
availability of video hearings which will utilize
Microsoft Teams. Commissioner and staff training is
underway and specific instructions on how to request
such a hearing will be posted here next week. At least
initially, while we adjust to this new process, these
hearings will proceed only with the agreement of
both/all parties.
We understand the hardship
that these postponements impose on the community and
appreciate your continued patience as we follow the
Governor’s executive orders and the guidance issued by
the Centers for Disease Control. |
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There may be delays in processing judicial reviews
for Montgomery County for appeals filed with the
Montgomery County Circuit Court after March 13, 2020 due
to the COVID-19 emergency. Civil Action numbers are not
being assigned at this time. For further information,
you may refer to the Montgomery County Circuit Court
website at
https://montgomerycountymd.gov. As this information
changes, we will provide updates. |
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Open Meeting -
Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, the Commission
announces that the Workers’ Compensation Commissioners
will telephonically hold the Commission meeting
currently scheduled for Thursday, 4/23/20 @ 9:30 am. If
you would like to observe the meeting, please dial
978-990-5027 and at the prompt, enter 6843748 plus the
pound sign. If you plan on attending this meeting,
please send an email to Stacey Roig at
[email protected].
For information to improve
sound quality, please read the tips on the following
link:
https://www.freeconferencecall.com/press-center/managing-sound-quality |
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Revised Forms
–The following updated forms are all available as a
fillable PDF forms on the
Medical/Fee Guide Info > FORMS page. - Claim for
Medical Services (C-51 Revised 04/2020) and
Controversion of Medical Claim (H-32 Revised 04/2020).
The forms have been revised to update the format and
instructions for their use. Please note that the
Commission does not accept form filing via email
attachment or FAX. In addition to the forms, the Claim
for Medical Services Form C-51 Instructions and the
Regulation, Rates and Related Documents section of the
Medical Fee Guide page have been updated to reflect
the most current Regulations. You will use the new forms
immediately. |
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Open Meeting - Pursuant
to Open Meeting requirements, the Commission announces
that the Workers’ Compensation Commissioners have
rescheduled the teleconference Commission meeting for
Tuesday, 4/07/20 at 10:30 am. If you would like to
observe the meeting, please dial 978-990-5027 and at the
prompt, enter 821857 plus the pound sign. If you plan
on attending this meeting, please send an email to
Stacey Roig at
[email protected].
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Open Meeting -
Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, the
Commission announces that the Workers’ Compensation
Commissioners will be holding a teleconference
Commission meeting on Monday, 4/6/20 @ 10:30 am. If you
would like to observe the meeting, please contact Mary
Ahearn via email to
[email protected] for access information.
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The WCIO has updated the Injury Description Tables that
are used to reflect specific coding in response to
COVID-19.
The WCIO approved the addition of a new
Cause Code of 83 for Pandemic and a new Nature Code of
83 for COVID-19. The WCC will begin accepting these
codes beginning 4/1/20 and are anticipated to be used
for the reporting for any claim effective December 2019
or later.
The
document is posted to our First Report of Injury page. |
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