An edition of Workers' compensation in Montana
(2007)
Workers' compensation in Montana
administrative inventory
by Duncan S. Ballantyne
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Workers' compensation in Montana: administrative inventory
2007, Workers Compensation Research Institute
in English
1931906947 9781931906944
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction
Purpose of the study
Scope of the study
Research approach
Organization of the report
Recent changes in the system
Legislative changes
Recent court decisions
Administrative changes
Administration
Organization, functions, and staffing of the agencies administering the workers' compensation system
Employment relations division
The workers' compensation court
Agency data-gathering and analysis capabilities
Benefits
Medical benefits
Medical cost containment policies
Medical disputes
Indemnity benefits
Compensation rate
Average weekly wage
Duration and coordination of benefits
Definition of compensability
Temporary total disability benefits
Temporary partial disability benefits
Permanent partial disability benefits
Disfigurement benefits
Permanent total disability benefits
Death benefits
Vocational rehabilitation benefits
Occupational disease
Subsequent injury fund
Initiating and paying or denying a claim
Terminating TTD benefits
Reopenings
Bad faith in claims handling
Dispute resolution
Dispute prevention
Frequently disputed issues
Informal dispute resolution
Occupational disease evaluations
Mediation
Formal dispute resolution
Contested case hearings
Workers' compensation court
Alternative dispute resolution
Appeals to the Supreme Court
Attorney involvement and fees
System performance measures
Benefit payments and benefit growth
Vocational rehabilitation use and payments
Special fund revenues and expenditures
The costs of the system
Public administration costs
Benefit costs
Benefit delivery expenses
Injuries and utilization
Return to work
Litigiousness
Agency workload
Settlement agreements
Promptness of reporting and payment
Speed of resolution
Implications for policymakers
The current context
Implications for Montana public policymakers
Is Montana a higher- or lower-cost state?
Why does Montana have higher incurred total and indemnity claim frequencies than neighboring study states?
Does Montana have a broader workers' compensation benefit structure for workers?
Do workers have different demographic characteristics and face different economic and social factors than their counterparts in comparison states?
Other findings on costs
Incurred benefit costs and growth
Frequency of benefits
The size and type of benefits
Attention points
Statistical appendix
References.
Edition Notes
"WC-07-12."
"March 2007."
Includes bibliographical references.
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