Colorado’s Division of Workers’ Compensation was busy in 2025, implementing several changes to the existing Rules of Procedure.Important deadlines and Rule changes for 2025 include the following. Effective January 1, 2025: Based on a review of updated medical evidence, and consultation with the medical community, Rule 17, Exhibit 4, Medical Treatment Guidelines for Shoulder Injury…
Over the past year, the DIME process under WCRP 11 (Rule 11), has undergone a major overhaul to smooth out some persistent rough edges. The transformation, as the project was named, had two primary goals: Improve efficiency and provide incentives to retain/attract physicians in the available pool. In respect to the former, the assembly and…
The driver of a commercial vehicle carrying 78,000 pounds is going too fast around a corner, loses control, and rolls down a 40-foot embankment. He is found hanging upside down in the truck by paramedics called to the crash. You have a Lease agreement with the driver/operator that states he will carry his own workers’…
In a May 11, 2011, memorandum, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reiterated its guidance regarding CMS’ Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Agreements (WCMSA). The May 11, 2011, memorandum confirmed submission of a WCMSA proposal to CMS for review and approval is a recommended process. Historically, there have been no statutory, or regulatory, provisions…