March 25, 2020

Legal Eye Blog: The 2020 Legislative Session

COVID-19 will likely have a dramatic impact on the 2020 legislative process. In this Legal Eye blog, the effects of this scenario on the California Legislature is discussed.

New WC Coding Requirements for COVID-19 Related Claims

The Workers Compensation Insurance Organization (WCIO) has approved the addition of two new codes to be added in response to the COVID-19 claims reported. The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is in the process of modifying the EDI reporting and collection systems to process the claims reporting these new codes.

For work comp claims reported, please use the following codes for each COVID-19 related claim filed:

• Cause of Injury: Code 83: Pandemic (new code)
• Nature of Injury: Code 83: COVID-19 (new code)
• Body Part of injury: Code 60: Lungs (existing code)

Please update your claim systems and EDI reporting accordingly. As a reminder, please report all COVID-19 related claims filed by an employee to the EIA. For questions please contact Jen Hamlin or Karin Wedworth.

Coronavirus Crisis Webinar: FAQs for Public Entity Healthcare Providers

This webinar on Tuesday, March 31, presented by Garrett Consulting will include topics such as HIPAA  privacy rules and exceptions applicable to records of exposed and/or infected patients; managing an influx of exposed/infected patients coming to the emergency room; Telemedicine; security issues to consider; charting consent/informed consent; and more. Sign up today.

Employment Practices Coronavirus Webinar for Educational Institutions

This webcast on April 1st will focus on what educational institutions (K-12 districts, COEs and community colleges) must know about the Coronavirus outbreak, including strategies to address workplace disruption, illness and quarantines, leaves, accommodations and compliance with federal and state regulations and emergency declarations. Sign up today!

Risk Simplified: Guidelines for Disinfecting Surfaces During a Viral Outbreak

When a viral outbreak occurs, such as COVID-19 or norovirus, preventing the spread of infection relies on nonpharmaceutical interventions such as hand washing, social distancing, and disinfecting surfaces in the environment. Read more about the guidelines for disinfecting surfaces in this Risk Simplified.

Actuarial Studies Added to Website

Actuarial studies for Primary Workers' Compensation (PWC) members have been posted to the Member’s Area of our website. Please reach out to the Underwriting Team with any questions.

AlliantConnect Online

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