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Mandatory Form for Certification of Payment of Compromise Settlement Agreement Fee Effective October 1, 2009, Compromise Settlement Agreements submitted electronically shall be accompanied by the payment certification form approved by the Industrial Commission. Click here for the mandatory form (PDF file). Similar forms created by carriers, employers, or attorneys will not be accepted. |
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Increase in Fees for Compromise Settlement Agreements The N.C. Industrial Commission fee for filing a Compromise Settlement Agreement will increase to $375.00, effective October 1, 2009. Click here to view the PDF file of the August 14, 2009 memo by Chair Pamela T. Young and the August 13, 2009 NCIC minutes adopting this fee increase. |
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Processing Fees for CSAs and Forms 21, 24, 26, and 26A Effective October 1, 2009, the Processing Fee for Compromise Settlement Agreements, Form 21 and Form 26/26A Agreements, and Form 24 Applications Shall Be Paid When They Are Submitted to the N.C. Industrial Commission, Unless They Are Submitted Electronically (PDF file of the August 4, 2009 NCIC minutes). |
Bankruptcies, Liquidations, and Rehabilitations LATEST: Joan Fabrics Corporation. NCIC memos on bankruptcies, liquidations, and rehabilitations include: Burlington Industries, Casualty Reciprocal Exchange, CMI Industries (revised), Collins & Aikman Corporation, Cone Mills Corporation (revised), Consolidated Freightways Corp., Galey & Lord, Inc., P.H. Glatfelter/RFS Ecusta (revised), GRIT, Guilford Mills, Inc., Harriet & Henderson Yarns, Inc., Home Insurance Company (revised), Jannock Ltd., Joan Fabrics Corporation, Kmart, Legion Insurance Company (revised), Oakwood Homes, PHICO Insurance Company, Pillowtex, Inc., Polymer Group, Inc./Dominion Yarn, Reciprocal of America (revised), Reliance Insurance Company, This End Up, TIC United Corp., United Airlines, US Airways Group (revised), Villanova Insurance Company (revised), Wellington Leisure Products, and WestPoint Stevens, Inc. |
The N.C. Industrial Commission
held its
14th Annual
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
on
October 7-9, 2009, at the
Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. Click here
to view the
2009
program.
UPDATE: Adoption of
New Fees for Safety Educational Training
(PDF file of October 1st N.C. Industrial Commission minutes). Click here
to view PDF files of the N.C. Industrial Commission Safety Education Section Fee Schedule
and the Safety
Services Brochure.
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, November 2009, by Deputy
Commissioners Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (October 2nd memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
NEW: Maximum Weekly
Benefit for 2010
(Executive Secretary Tracey H. Weaver’s
October 1st memo).
NEW: How to Prepare
for a Workers’ Compensation Hearing, a guide by Deputy Commissioner
Chrystal
Redding Stanback (updated 2009 PDF version, complete with appendices).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, October 2009, by Deputy
Commissioner Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(August 27th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
NEW:
2010 Safety Conference
Special—Sign
up early to exhibit at the 2010 N.C. Statewide Safety Conference and get a
discount. Click here
for details (PDF file).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, September 2009, by Deputy
Commissioners Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(July 30th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, August 2009, by Deputy
Commissioners Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(June 25th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, July 2009, by Deputy Commissioners
Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(May 29th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
The 79th Annual N.C. Statewide Safety
Conference was held on May 12-15 at the
Joseph S. Koury Convention Center
in Greensboro, NC.
For additional information, telephone the Industrial
Commission Safety Education Section at (919) 807-2603 or e-mail
safety@ic.nc.gov.
NEW:
The April 1, 2009 update of the N.C. Industrial Commission’s annual
Bulletin is now available online. Printed copies of the new
Bulletin may be ordered by telephoning (919) 807-2506.
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of
Cases for Docketing, June 2009, by Deputy Commissioners Section, with Deputy
Commissioner Assignments
(April 30th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
Adoption of
Electronic Mail Retention and Archiving Policy
(PDF file of the March 31st N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of
Cases for Docketing, May 2009, by Deputy Commissioners Section, with Deputy
Commissioner Assignments
(March 27th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
The Deputy Commissioners Section Case Status
report will be published as soon as a few remaining computer issues are
resolved. Thank you for your patience while our IT Section works through
this
problem.
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master List of
Cases for Docketing, April 2009, by Deputy Commissioners Section, with
Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(February 26th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Sandra P. Cortes).
Notice
Regarding Service of Documents by E-mail
(PDF file of the February 17th N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
Chair Young
Names Wanda Blanche Taylor as Chief Deputy Commissioner (February
9th announcement).
Adoption of 2009
Medical Fee Codes and Elimination of Modifier B from the N.C. Industrial
Commission Medical Fee Schedule
(PDF file of the January 30th NCIC minutes).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, March 2009, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(January 30th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
N.C. Industrial
Commission Adopts Medical Travel Mileage Rate of 55 Cents Per Mile for 2009 (PDF files of the
January 27th NCIC minutes and the
revised Form 25T—Itemized
Statement of Charges for Travel). Click here for fillable Microsoft®
Word version of
Form 25T, with
form fields inserted.
N.C. Industrial
Commission Issues Order Adopting Revised Inpatient Hospital Billing Band,
Outpatient Reimbursement Rate, and Ambulatory Surgical Center Reimbursement
Rate for Workers’ Compensation Cases (PDF file of January
27th NCIC order).
N.C. Industrial
Commission Adopts Procedure for Pro Hac Vice Admissions (Limited
Practice of Out-of-State Attorneys) (PDF file of January 27th
NCIC minutes and all three attachments). Click here for separate PDF files
of the NCIC minutes,
NCIC procedures,
N.C. Gen. Stat.
§84-4.1. Limited Practice of Out-of-State Attorneys, and sample
Order Allowing
Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice by Executive Secretary Tracey
H. Weaver.
New N.C. Industrial
Commission Internet Address:
The N.C.
Industrial Commission has a new Internet address
http://www.ic.nc.gov/, and
will eventually have
a
brand-new
web site. For the time being, both NCIC
Internet addresses will be operational.
But you may want to start changing your “Favorites” and
“Bookmarks” to the pertinent pages on the new web site.
Change in Industrial Commission File Numbering System:
Beginning January 29, 2009, the N.C. Industrial Commission will
assign a six-character file number beginning with a “W”—for
example, “W12345”—to all new workers’ compensation claims.
New and/or Revised
Forms and Procedures:
The N.C. Industrial Commission has revised the
Form 17, which
is now titled the N.C. Workers’ Compensation Notice to Injured Workers
and Employers. The new form can be found on our web site at
http://www.ic.nc.gov/.
Effective February 1, 2009, this form must be prominently posted, if you
have workers’ compensation insurance or qualify as self-insured. (N.C.
Gen. Stat. §97-93).
It must be printed in the same colors and format that appears on
the Industrial Commission web site.
The Commission has also issued new and/or revised versions of
Forms
18,
19,
25R,
26,
26A,
60,
and
63;
and announced new
medical motion procedures—all effective
August 1, 2008. For details, click
here.
For answers to Frequently
Asked Questions About the New Industrial Commission Forms and
Procedures, click
here
(PDF file).
The Safety Education Section will present five FREE 30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Programs (PDF file) in various regions across North Carolina in 2009. Click here for the brochure and agenda for the Basic 30-Hour APCAP Course (PDF files) or the brochure and agenda for the Advanced APCAP Course (PDF files). Click here to register for these courses. (Note: There will be a $4.00 per person charge for the Basic 30-Hour APCAP Course, payable at the workshop, to cover the cost of the defensive driving course book.)
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, February 2009, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (December
31st memo
from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
Deputy
Commissioners Section Status of Cases (December 16th memo from Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Thomson-West has just issued the
2008-09 supplement to North Carolina Workers’ Compensation: Law and
Practice with Forms (4th edition) by Raleigh, NC attorney
Leonard T. Jernigan, Jr. This supplement covers all appellate court
decisions since last year’s supplement, as well as all legislative changes
and new procedures adopted by the N.C. Industrial Commission.
New
Mediated Settlement Agreement Form Adopted:
On December 3rd, the Full Commission adopted a Mediated Settlement Agreement
form designated as
Form MSC8 (PDF file). Copies of the form are available on both the
Mediation
and Forms
pages on the Commission’s web site. It is recommended that attorneys and
mediators use this form, or a similar form, to document settlements reached
at mediated settlement conferences.
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, January 2009, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (December 3rd memo
from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
Public
Notice of Rule-Making: Concerning Amendment of Hospital Fee Schedule for
Workers’ Compensation Cases (issued November 20th).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, December 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (October 31st memo from
Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
With the authors’ permission, the N.C. Industrial Commission is making available
PDF versions of the following two PowerPoint presentations from the 13th Annual
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference: (1)
Claims Compliance: New and
Revised Forms by NCIC Claims Administrator Keischa Lovelace and
(2) Physical Therapy:
Black Hole or Best First Choice by Jeffrey W. Hathaway, PT, of
Breakthrough Physical Therapy, LLC.
The N.C. Industrial Commission held its
13th Annual
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
on October 13-15, 2008 at
The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center,
near Research Triangle Park. Click
here to view
the
2008 program
and here for a list of
attendees
(PDF file).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, November 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(October 3rd memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, October 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (September
11th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
The Safety Education Section presented
a FREE* 30-Hour Accident
Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on
October 27-31,
2008, at the
North Carolina Zoo
in Asheboro, NC . Click here for the 30-Hour APCAP
brochure and agenda
(PDF files). (*There will be a $4.00 per person charge,
payable at the workshop, to cover the defensive driving course book.)
Maximum Weekly
Benefit for 2009
(Executive Secretary Tracey H. Weaver’s
August 27th memo).
The
N.C. Industrial Commission will no longer accept the “Accord Workers’
Compensation-First Report of Injury or Illness” form, effective
August 1, 2008 (August 4th NCIC memo). Click here for answers to
Frequently
Asked Questions About the New Industrial Commission Forms and Procedures.
Bills
Ratified by the N.C. General Assembly During the 2008 Session that
affect N.C.
Gen. Stat. Chapter 97 and other
statutes governing workers’ compensation
claims and tort claims against the state.
CORRECTED FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, September 2008, by Deputy Commissioners
Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(August 5th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen)
Adoption of
2008 New Medical Fee Codes & Procedure for DME Invoices & Rate of Payment (PDF file of
July 30th N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
The Safety Education Section presented
a FREE* 30-Hour Accident
Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on
September 8-12,
2008, at the
Sheraton Atlantic Beach,
2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC . Click here for the 30-Hour APCAP
brochure and agenda
(PDF files). (*There will be a $4.00 per person charge,
payable at the workshop, to cover the defensive driving course book.)
In order to more efficiently handle the processing of
Form 87C’s
and Form 87S’s,
any party submitting a
Form 87C (Certificate
of Accrued Arrearages or Certified Accounting of Award) or
Form 87S (Statement
of Accrued Arrearages) should direct it to the attention of Commissioner
Buck Lattimore in the Full Commission section at 4336 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4336.
N.C.
Industrial Commission Increases Medical Mileage Rate to 58.5 Cents Per Mile
for July 1-December 31, 2008 (PDF files of the June 30, 2008 NCIC minutes and the
revised Form 25T—Itemized
Statement of Charges for Travel).
FINAL UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, August 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(June 27th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
The Safety Education Section presented
a FREE* 30-Hour Accident
Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on August 11-15 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash Street,
Sanford, NC 27330. Click here for the 30-Hour APCAP
brochure and agenda (PDF files) and online
registration form. (*There will be a $4.00 per person charge,
payable at the workshop, to cover the defensive driving course book.)
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, July 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(May 30th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
The N.C. Industrial Commission held its
78th Annual North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference
on May 13-16 at the
Joseph S. Koury Convention Center
in Greensboro, NC. Click here to view the
2008 program.
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, June 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section,
with Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(May 2nd memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
The N.C. Industrial
Commission is re-negotiating its contract for
court reporting services for Deputy Commissioner hearings,
and looking for ways to produce
transcripts and exhibits more expeditiously to shorten the time
for issuing Opinion and Awards (PDF file
of
May 1st
request for
information
to be submitted by May 31st).
A Summary for
Injured Workers of the Rules Governing the Use of Rehabilitation
Professionals in Workers’ Compensation Cases (revised April
14th). Click
here for a
PDF file of the two-page pamphlet version of this summary.
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, May 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section, with
Deputy Commissioner Assignments
(March 27th memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
N.C.
Industrial Commission Increases Medical Mileage Reimbursement to 50.5 Cents
Per Mile (PDF files of the March 6th NCIC minutes and the
revised Form 25T—Itemized
Statement of Charges for Travel).
Medico Legal
Guidelines (PDF file of
March 4th N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, April 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section
(February 27th
memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen
T. Gheen).
Clarification
of Role of “Task Assignments” for Rehabilitation Professionals in the
Workers’ Compensation System (PDF file of
February
22nd N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
Bills Ratified
by the N.C. General Assembly During the 2006 Session that
affect N.C.
Gen. Stat. Chapter 97 and other
statutes governing workers’ compensation
claims and tort claims against the state.
The Safety Education Section
presented a
FREE*
30-Hour Accident
Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on June 23-27 at the
Blue Ridge Community College,
180 West Campus Drive,
Flat Rock, NC 28731. Click here
to view the
30-Hour APCAP
brochure and agenda
(PDF files). (*There
will be a $4.00 per person charge, payable at the workshop,
to cover the defensive driving course book.)
Bills
Ratified by the N.C. General Assembly During the 2007 Session that
affect N.C.
Gen. Stat. Chapter 97 and other
statutes governing workers’ compensation
claims and tort claims against the state.
Joan Fabrics
Corporation Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (Chair Pamela T.
Young’s February 8th memo).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, March 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section (January
29th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Acknowledgment
of the Form 25N
(Chair Pamela T. Young’s January 16th memo).
The Safety Education Section presented a
FREE
30-Hour Accident
Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on February
18-22 at the Manteo Airport Pavilion,
410 Airport Road, Manteo, NC 27954. Click here for the
30-Hour APCAP
brochure and agenda (PDF files).
N.C. Department of Labor Is Now Accepting
Safety Award Application Forms.
UPDATE:
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, February 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section (December
21st memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
New
Appointments to Workers’ Compensation Nurses Section (December
19th memo from Chair Pamela T. Young).
Enforcement of
Rule 610: Pretrial Conference and Pretrial Order (PDF file of
December 17th N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
The Safety Education Section presented a
FREE
30-Hour Accident
Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on January 14-18,
2008 at the UNC-Wilmington
Warwick Center in
Wilmington, NC. Click here for the
30-Hour APCAP
brochure and
agenda (PDF files).
Wilson
Woman Arrested on Insurance Fraud Charges (November 16th N.C.
Department of Insurance news release).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, January 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section (November
14th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Execution of Mediated Settlement Agreements by Counsel on Behalf of
Employers and Carriers, effective immediately (October
30th NCIC Minutes).
Workers’
Compensation Costs to Rise Barely, Just 1.6 Percent in the Voluntary Market
(October 26th N.C. Department of Insurance news release).
Collins & Aikman Corporation (October
22nd memo from Chair Pamela T. Young).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, December 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (October
19th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
January
2008 Tentative Special Docket/Advisory: Form 53 Cases (October
19th memo from Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
The N.C. Industrial Commission held its
12th Annual
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
on
October 10-12 at
The Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in
Durham, NC. Click here for a conference
brochure (PDF file).
The
October 8th update of the April 1, 2006 edition of the N.C.
Industrial Commission’s annual
Bulletin is now available
online.
Governor
Easley Appoints Pamela Thorpe Young Chair of the N.C. Industrial Commission
(September 26th news release).
The N.C. Industrial Commission
Safety Education
Section presented a
FREE
30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program on
October 8-12 at the
Forsyth County Ag
Center in Winston-Salem, NC, and another one on November 5-9 at the
Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in
Sanford, NC. Click here for the
30-Hour APCAP
brochure and
agenda (PDF
files).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, November 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (September
13th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Former N.C. Industrial Commission Chairman William H. Stephenson Died August
19th
(August
21st Raleigh, NC News & Observer obituary).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, October 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (August
14th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Maximum
Weekly Benefit for 2008
(Executive Secretary Tracey H. Weaver’s
August
9th memo).
FREE
30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program,
presented by the N.C. Industrial Commission
Safety Education
Section, was held
September 10-14 at the Sheraton Atlantic Beach
in Atlantic Beach, NC. Click here for the
30-Hour APCAP
brochure and
agenda (PDF
files). (Note: The APCAP scheduled for August 6-10
in Bryson City has been cancelled.)
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, September 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (July
13th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Charlotte
Man Arrested in Workers’ Compensation Scheme (June 25th N.C.
Department of Insurance news release).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, August 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (June
13th memo from Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, July 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (May
14th memo from Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
N.C.
Industrial Commission Ethics Policy (May 14th announcement by
Chairman Buck Lattimore).
FREE
30-Hour
Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program, presented by the
N.C.
Industrial Commission Safety Education Section,
was held June 11-15 at the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in
Salisbury, NC. Click here for the 30-Hour
APCAP brochure
and agenda
(PDF files) and
registration
form.
2006
and 2007 CPT Codes/Update to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee
Schedule (May 1st memo from Chief Medical Fee
Examiner Christine Williams). (SEE also complete
Industrial Commission
Medical Fee Schedule and pertinent American Medical
Association
CPT
Codes.)
North Carolina Employment Security Commission Hosted Workers Memorial Day
Ceremony April 27th in Raleigh (April 20th news release).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, June 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (April
17th memo from Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
SECU Foundation Sponsors 2007 Scholarships for Kids’ Chance of North Carolina (March
15th news release).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, May 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (March
15th memo from Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Chairman Buck Lattimore Appoints Two Working Committees for
Industrial Commission’s Advisory Council (February 20th news
release).
2007 CPT Codes/Update to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee
Schedule (February 14th memo from Chief Medical Fee Examiner
Christine Williams). (SEE also complete Industrial Commission
Medical Fee Schedule and pertinent American Medical
Association
CPT
Codes.)
Final
Master List of Cases for Docketing, April 2007, by Deputy
Commissioners Section (February
12th memo from Chief Deputy
Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
FREE
30-Hour
Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program, presented
by the
N.C.
Industrial Commission Safety Education Section,
was held March 5-9 at
Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro.
Governor
Easley Appoints McDonald and Reappoints Mavretic as Commissioners
(February 2nd news release). Click here for
photos taken when they were sworn in.
N.C. Department of Labor Urges Businesses to Apply for Workplace Safety
Awards (January 20th news release).
NEW
MILEAGE RATE:
For trips taken on or after January 1, 2007, for medical treatment in
workers’ compensation cases, the new mileage rate is
$0.485
a mile,
provided the roundtrip is 20 miles or more. (The mileage rate is $0.445
for travel between January 18 and December 31, 2006, and $0.31 for
mileage traveled before that date.) Click here for the new
Form 25T—Itemized
Statement of Charges for Travel.
NEW: The
2007
Supplement to the Fourth Edition of North Carolina
Workers’ Compensation Law & Practice with Forms by Leonard T.
Jernigan, Jr. is now available.
Office of
Information Technology Services to Oversee Industrial Commission Technology
Infrastructure.
Work
Fatalities Continue to Drop in N.C. (January 17th N.C.
Department of Labor News Release).
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, March 2007, by Deputy Commissioners Section (January 17th memo from Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
FREE
30-Hour
Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program, presented
by the
N.C.
Industrial Commission Safety Education Section,
was held February 5-9, 2007 at the Manteo Airport Pavilion in Manteo.
Click here for the 30-Hour APCAP brochure and agenda (PDF files) and
registration form.
Final
Master List of Cases for Docketing, February 2007, by Deputy
Commissioners Section (December 14th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to
Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
The
77th Annual N.C. Statewide Safety Conference
(PDF file)
was held May
15-18, 2007
at the
Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro,
NC.
Click
here
to view the
program
and
Virtual Exhibit Hall.
Industrial Commission Requires Submission of Compromise Settlement Agreements in PDF Format,
effective January 1, 2007 (November 17th NCIC Minutes).
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, January 2007, by Deputy
Commissioners Section (November 15th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to
Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, December 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (October 17th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to
Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Final
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, November 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (September 13th memo from Anne Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
Bills Ratified
by the N.C. General Assembly During the 2006 Session that
affect N.C.
Gen. Stat. Chapter 97 and other
statutes governing workers’ compensation
claims and tort claims against the state.
Final Master
List of Cases for Docketing, October 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (August 15th memo from
Anne
Brannen, Legal Assistant to Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen
T. Gheen).
FREE
30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program,
presented by the
N.C. Industrial Commission Safety Education Section,
was held September 25-29, 2006 at the Forsyth County Agriculture
Building in Winston-Salem.
The N.C. Industrial Commission held its
11th Annual North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational
Conference on October 18-20 at
The Sheraton Imperial
Hotel and Convention Center in Durham, NC. Click here for
conference program and for complete conference
brochure,
registration form, and
vendor registration form
(PDF files)
Changes to “New Mandatory Medical Billing and Reimbursement
Procedures,” Adopted June 15, 2006.
Maximum Weekly Benefit for 2007
(Executive Secretary Tracey H. Weaver’s July 24th memo).
Message from Chairman Buck Lattimore on Terrorism Insurance
(July 24th memo).
Final
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, September 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s
July 13, 2006 memo).
BULLETIN:
The April
1, 2006 edition of the
N.C.
Industrial Commission’s annual
Bulletin
is now available in
PDF form
and online.
To obtain printed copies of the Bulletin,
telephone (919) 807-2527.
FREE
30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program,
presented by the N.C. Industrial Commission Safety Education
Section, was held August 28th-September 1st at the
Sheraton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel.
Revised Form
19, updated per N.C. Industrial Commission Rules changes in June
20th
order.
Order Adopting Amendments to Industrial Commission Rules 104, 404A,
501, 502, 601, 701, 702, and 903, Effective
August 1st.
House
Bill 818: An
Act Relating to the Current Status of Drivers as Employees or
Independent Contractors Under the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Final
Master List of Cases for Docketing, August 2006, by Deputy Commissioners Section (Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s
June 13th memo).
Final
Master List of Cases for Docketing, July 2006, by Deputy Commissioners Section (Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s
May 12th memo).
Fifth Annual ESC Workers Memorial Day Emphasizes Workplace Safety
(April 28th news release from the
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina).
Final
Master List of Cases for Docketing, June 2006, by Deputy Commissioners Section (Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s April 17th memo).
Notice of Rulemaking
Hearing
The
N.C. Industrial Commission held a public hearing on May 17th, concerning amendments to workers’ compensation Rules 104,
404A, 501, 502, 601, 701, 702, and
903. Click
here to read the
Hearing Notice,
Proposed Rules, and
Transcript
of the Public Hearing (PDF file).
The written comment period ended on Monday, June 19th.
Industrial Commission Chairman Lattimore Honored (by
the N.C. Association of Rehabilitation Professionals).
Industrial Commission Issues New Requirements for Briefs
(PDF file of March 14th NCIC Minutes).
Final
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, May 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
March 14th
memo).
Workers
Compensation Research Institute Apologizes for Mistake (March
13th
memo).
The
76th
Annual North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference was held May 9-12
at the
Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro,
NC. Click here to view the
program
(PDF
file).
Final
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, April 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
February 14th
memo).
Industrial Commission Raises Employees’ Medical Mileage
Reimbursement Rate to 44.5 Cents Per Mile, Providing They Travel 20
Miles or More Roundtrip, for Mileage Traveled on or After January
18, 2006 (January 18th NCIC Minutes).
DOCKETING ADVISORY:
List
of Form 21/26 Filings for Docketing in April 2006 (Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
January 17th
memo).
Final
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, March 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section (Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
January 17th
memo).
Workplace Fatalities Drop (January 9th N.C. Department of
Labor news release).
A Guide
for Preparing Forms 21 and 26.
FREE 30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program, presented by the N.C. Industrial Commission Safety Education Section, March 27-30 at the Village Inn Golf & Conference Center in Clemmons, NC. Click here to view 30-Hour APCAP brochure and agenda (PDF files).
Stephen T. Gheen Named Chief Deputy Commissioner (Chairman
Buck Lattimore’s December 20th memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, February 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section
(Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
December
2nd
memo).
Bills Ratified by the 2005 N.C. General Assembly That Affect N.C.
Workers’ Compensation and Tort Claims Laws (bill listing and
N.C. General Statutes/N.C. Industrial Commission Rules database updated November
28, 2005).
Access to Medical Information Under Newly Enacted N.C. Gen. Stat.
§97-25.6 (November 21, 2005 NCIC Minutes). Related
Workers’
Compensation Medical Status Questionnaire (PDF file).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, January 2006, by Deputy Commissioners
Section
(Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
November
2nd
memo).
Release
of Information by Medical Providers Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat.
§97-25.6 (PDF file of October 18th revision of September
28th NCIC Minutes).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, December 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
Section
(Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
October
3rd
memo).
Public
Notice of Rule-Making:
Concerning
Establishment of Fee Schedule for Filing and Review of Form 21 and 26
Agreements
in
Workers’ Compensation Cases (issued September 12th) (PDF file).
New
Form 25—Certification
of Material Medical and Vocational Records (G.S. §97-82), effective October 1st
(Chairman Buck Lattimore’s September 16th memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, November 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief
Deputy Commissioner
Stephen
T. Gheen’s
September
7th
memo).
Work
Fatalities in State Continue at Low Levels (August 25th N.C.
Department of Labor news release).
New
$125 Fee Implemented for Form 21 and Form 26 Agreements,
effective September 1st (August 24th NCIC Minutes);
Procedures
for Form 21/26 Approval (May 25th NCIC Minutes); and revised
Form
21 and
Form
26—all PDF files.
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, October 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s August 3rd memo).
Reimbursement
of Medical Bills (Chairman Buck Lattimore’s July 12th memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, September 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s July 6th memo).
REVISED
FORMS:
Form
21 and
Form
26 (PDF
files).
Form
21/26 Review Process (PDF file of May 25 NCIC Minutes).
Appointment
of Three New Deputy Commissioners: Jim Gillen, Robert Harris, and
Robert W. Rideout, Jr. (Chairman Buck Lattimore’s June 8th
memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, August 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s June 3rd memo).
Kids’
Chance of North Carolina Helps Children of Workers Injured or Killed
on the Job.
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, July 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s May 2nd memo).
Important
Notice Regarding Filing of Forms 24 (Executive Secretary
Tracey H. Weaver’s
April 15th memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, June 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief
Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s April 1st memo).
75th
Annual North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference was held on
May 3-6 at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro,
NC.
Click here to view the
conference
program (PDF file).
10th
Annual N.C. Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference was
held on October 19-21 at The Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center,
Durham, NC.
Click here to view the
conference
program (PDF file).
Master List of Cases for Docketing, May 2005, by Deputy Commissioners (Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s March 2nd memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, April 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s February 2nd memo).
Appointment
of Myra Griffin as Deputy Commissioner (Chairman Buck
Lattimore’s February 1st memo).
Death
of Deputy Commissioner
Nancy Warren Gregory (Chairman Buck Lattimore’s
January 20th memo).
NEW
EDITION:
North
Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law & Practice with Forms by Leonard T. Jernigan,
Jr.
Voluntary
Payment of Death Benefits on the Uncontested Part of a Claim (January 18th NCIC Minutes).
Master List of Cases for Docketing, March 2005, by Deputy Commissioners (Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s January 3rd memo).
Registry of
Rehabilitation Professionals (see also May
25 memo explaining the Registry).
Changes
to N.C. Workers’ Compensation Laws Made by the 2004 N.C. General
Assembly. Click here
to view a list of the N.C. General Statutes that pertain to the N.C.
Industrial Commission and its activities. To search all those
statutes and the
NCIC Rules simultaneously, log in to Livelink
and chose the Statute database.
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, February 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s December 2
memo).
Karissa
Davan Named Director of Claims Administration
(Chairman Buck Lattimore’s November 9 memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, January 2005, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s November 3 memo).
Master
List of Cases for Docketing, December 2004, by Deputy Commissioners
(Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen’s October 4 memo).
Major Accidents Bump Up 2003 Workplace Fatalities (N.C. Department of Labor September 22 news release).
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Another important U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. et al v. Knudson et al. (in PDF form). Seth Bernanke of the Charlotte bar reports that this January 8, 2002 rules that ERISA cannot subrogate against third-party proceeds. Says Bernanke: "This is especially important to comp practitioners because we were worried that the anti-Hansen changes to N.C. Gen. Stat. §97-17 would not hold up when an ERISA health insurance plan had paid the medical bills."
Notice to Adjusters: In order to accommodate all insurance adjusters’ needs to obtain continuing education credits in 1999, Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has agreed to allow an extension of time for all adjusters who were registered for Fourth Annual N.C. Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, sponsored by the N.C. Industrial Commission on September 15-17, 1999, if they attend the rescheduled conference January 12-14, 2000.