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47 Cards in this Set
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How does Worker's Compensation protect employers and fellow workers?
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By limiting the award that an injured employee can recover from an employer. |
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Do federal and state laws require employees to keep up with Worker's Compensation?
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Yes. |
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Who must be notified by mail when an injured worker presents for the first visit without a written referral from the employer?
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The employer. |
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The first injury report form is completed how many times?
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Four times (quadruplicate) |
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Does the worker have to be on the work grounds to qualify for worker's compensation? |
No. |
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All providers are required to do what? |
Accept Worker's Compensation in full. |
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Why are medical treatment claims the easiest to process? |
Because they are filed for minor injuries or illness. |
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Comprehensive records of all vaccinations and any accidental exposure incidences must be retained for how many years? |
20 |
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What does 'permanent disability' refer to? |
An employee's diminished capacity to return to work. |
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OSHA was created to protect who? |
Employees |
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Schedule loss of use compensation is limited to what amount of time? |
A certain amount of weeks |
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The first report of injury form does not contain what? |
A signature line. |
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Who should personally sign all the original and photocopies of progress reports before they are filed? |
The physician. |
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If an employer wants to challenge the legitimacy of a claim, what must be filed anyway?
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An injury report. |
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What is a narrative progress/supplemental report filed for?
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To document any significant change in the worker's medical or disability status. |
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What is sent to coal minors who have been permanently disabled due to pneumoconiosis?
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What does the Office of Worker's Compensation Programs provide?
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-Vocation rehabilitation -Medical treatment |
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The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program provides benefits to who?
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Employees of the Department of Energy |
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OWCP programs include what? |
Energy Occupational Illness Compensation Program and the Federal Black Lung Program. |
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The Department of Labor manages programs designed to prevent work-related injuries and illness which include what? |
-Occupational Safety and Health Administration -Jones Act |
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The Division of Federal Employee's Compensation Act (FECA) processes what? |
Medical expenses and compensation benefits to injured workers and survivors. |
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How are survivor benefits calculated? |
According to the employee's capacity at the time of illness or injury.
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The Longshore and Harbor Worker's Compensation Program covers who? |
Workers under contract with the US government for defense projects outside the continental US |
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What is the employee's health care provider responsible for? |
Determining the extent of the disability of the employee |
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What is the State Insurance Fund?
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A quasi-public agency that provides workers' compensation insurance coverage to private and public employers. |
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What are some examples of on the job injuries?
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-Employee attending an out of state conference is involved in a car crash -Worker slips on ice when leaving the hospital after delivering something for the doctor. |
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What kind of payments does Workers' Compensation provide?
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Weekly cash payments and reimburses health care costs for covered employees who develop a work-related illness or sustain an injury while on the job. |
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What are self-insurance plans required to do?
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Set aside a percentage of funds to cover medical expenses and have sufficient capital (money) to qualify. |
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Office of Workers' Compensation administers programs that provide what?
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Wage replacement benefits to federal workers. |
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What are survivor benefits?
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Death benefits that are calculated at the time of injury or illness. |
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What is adjudication?
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A dispute resolution process in which the appeals board makes a final determination. |
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What is deposition?
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A legal proceeding during which a party answers questions under oath.
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What are MSDS?
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Material Data Sheets
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Who is the first report of injury filed with?
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State Workers' Compensation Board/Commission |
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What type of program is the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program?
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A federal program |
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What is the Workers' Compensation Board of Commission?
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State agency responsible for providing payments to dependents of the deceased covered worker. |
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What is budget chargeback?
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The transfer of funds from responsible federal agencies budget to the DFEC.
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Who is the compensation file created for?
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Established patients injured on the job. |
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What is the Federal Employment Liability Act?
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A statue that provides railroad employees with protection from negligence. |
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Employer fraud is committed by who?
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An employer who misrepresents payroll amounts |
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what is arbitration?
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A dispute resolution process made by an impartial person with no judicial powers. |
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State Insurance of Compensation Fund is the what?
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Fiscal agent designated by state law and the corporation involved
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When does Workers' Compensation not pay?
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When an employee was negligent in their work. |
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What are two benefits for the employer who incorporates managed care into the Workers' Compensation Program?
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What does the Department of Labor manage?
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Mine Safety and Health Administration and OSHA which exist to prevent work-related Injuries and illness.
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How do employees qualify for workers' compensation?
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If they are injured on the while working within the scope of their job description or doing something the employer requested or develop a disease that can be directly linked to their work environment |
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When were US federal mine safety laws enacted? |
1911 |