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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Governor of Nevada Vetoes Single-Payer Legislation

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has vetoed legislation that would have established a single-payer Assembly Bill 374 would have expanded a Medicare-type health care insurance plan. coverage to provide health care coverage to all Nevada residents.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Safeguarding Injured Workers From Cybersecurity Breaches


Under new Federal proposals, injured workers will be protected from cybersecurity breaches. The impact will be greater responsibilities and costs for law firms and, employers and their insurance companies.

Medical Marijuana Providers Maybe be Federally Prosecuted

Medical marijuana use may be heading to a new challenge for medical providers in workers' compensation case. Even though some States have authorized regulation and approval of dispensing medical marijuana, a Federal law allowing the practice is up for Congressional review.

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

NJ Public Employees On Workers' Compensation Considered On Leave Without Pay

The NJ Court of Appeals has ruled, in an unreported and Per Curium decision,  that public employees who are receiving workers' compensation temporary disability benefits are on leave without pay, and can not accrue sick and vacation days during their absence from work.

Monday, June 5, 2017

Chaos for Workers' Compensation Programs--The Elimination of Social Security Numbers?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security Numbers (SSN) from Medicare cards to help combat identity theft and safeguard taxpayer dollars. The question remains whether the elimination will cause chaos in state workers' compensation programs since the SSNs have historically been utilized as personal identifiers.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

NJSBA: The Ethics of Pain Management: The Workers’ Compensation Bench/Bar Conference

Friday May 19, 2017 11:15AM - 1:30PM - Borgata, Atlantic City , NJ 
The Ethics of Pain Management: The Workers’ Compensation Bench/Bar Conference


WORKERS COMPENSATION TRACK
A round table discussion of the ethical complications of opioid prescriptions in workers’ compensation matters from the medical and legal perspective.  


State of the Division:
Hon. Russell Wojtenko, Jr., Chief Judge
Division of Workers Compensation


Moderator/Speaker:
Katherine Hellander Geist, Esq.
Capehart Scatchard, Mt. Laurel


Speakers: 
Jag Desai, M.D., Interventional Pain Medicine Specialist
Metropolitan Pain Consultants, Lyndhurst
Christopher P. Gargano, Esq.
The Bianchi Law Group, LLC, West Caldwell
Jon L. Gelman, Esq.
Jon L. Gelman, Attorney at Law, Wayne
Mark B. Zirulnik, Esq.
Zirulnik, Sherlock & DeMille, East Hanover   
NJ CLE: 2.7 general credits
NY CLE: (Transitional & Non-transitional) 2.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 2.0 substantive credits pending ($8.00 check payable to NJICLE) 

Saturday, May 6, 2017

CMS Prohibited From Collecting for Unrelated Conditions

A Federal Court in California has prohibited the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from seeking reimbursement of conditional payments when the medical codes for the conditions are unrelated or not related even if the primary code was for a work-related medical condition. The court made the following ruling in a motion for partial summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action.