Author: Kieran MacIntyre
A Reminder That Written Communications to Oregon Claimants to Resume Treatment Should Be Rule Compliant
Insurers and claim administrators often face a common problem when processing claims: the claimants stop treating for a significant amount of time for their accepted claim. Generally, claimants in Oregon must treat every 30 days for their accepted claim unless their attending physicians permit claimants to treat in longer intervals…
Oregon Reminder – Update that IME Appointment Language!
Did the claimant not show up for an Independent Medical Examination (“IME”) appointment despite you sending a timely appointment notice? This can be a really frustrating scenario during the claim, especially if you are relying on the IME to guide a claims processing decision. Before insurers and claim administrators explore…
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board issues decision expanding right to WRME
On September 16, 2024, a WCB Order on Review, Jon C. Landry, 76 Van Natta 462 (2024), expanded on the Court of Appeals ruling in Teitelman v. SAIF to identify what qualifies as a “post-denial IME report” and when an attending physician does concur with the IME report which denial…
