Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.I. Background And Overview Of Workers' Compensation A. The Rationale And History Of Workers'
Compensation
B. Overview Of The Workers' Compensation Act II. The Components A. The Need For Employer/Employee Relationship
B. Action Arising Out Of Or Within The Course Of Employment
C. Disability Resulting From Accident
D. Medical Benefits III. The Process A. Initiating A Claim
B. Jurisdiction
C. Investigating The Claim
D. Causal Relationship
E. Controverting A Claim
F. Calculation Of Weekly Benefits And Length
G. Rehabilitation IV. The Need For Reform - Understanding A Changing Economic Climate 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.Break 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. V. SB 899: Substantial Reform To A Wounded System VI. Overview Of New Statutes A. Retroactivity In A New Light-Impact On Existing
Cases
B. Provisions Which Become Effective At A Later Date
C. The Constitutional Challenges VII. Revamped Medical-Legal Procedures A. Labor Code Section 4060 - Denied Claims
B. Labor Code Section 4061 - Accepted Claims
C. Labor Code Section 4062 - Objection To Medical Determinations By Treating
Physician
D. A Discussion Of Flow Charts Setting Forth Medical Legal Procedure 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (On Your Own) 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. VIII. Employer Controlled Medical Treatment And 'The Network' IX. The Elimination Of The Treating Doctor Presumption X. The New Legal Standard Governing The Burden Of Proof XI. Limitations On Temporary Disability XII. Revised Standards Governing Penalties XIII. Permanent Disability Redefined XIV. A New Look At Apportionment XV. Regulation Of Insurance Rates XVI. Fee Schedule Reform 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. XVII. Regulation Of Insurance Rates XVIII. Immediate Medical Care XIX. 'Clean Up' Of 2003 Enactments A. Vocational Rehabilitation
B. Fraud
C. Utilization Review
D. Collective Bargaining Agreements
E. Return To Work Funding
F. Limitation On Chiropractic And Physical Therapy Visits
G. Safety Program Changes XX. Ethics
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