Two Day Course | 13 Hours (8:30am - 4:00pm each day)
Wednesday & Thursday November 20-21, 2024
Cost $425, Members, $700 Non-Members
Level: Basic/Intermediate
Issues Covered: Validity | Medical | Compensation | Work Disability Prevention
Faculty Includes: Sarah Cohen, Esq. | Lucia Wampler | Julie Busch, MS, CDMS
Credits Available/Pending: WWCP, 13 credits | Dept L&I, 13 claims management credits | SHRM, 13 credits
Upon completion of all eight WWCP sessions (72-hours) and required coursework, participants will receive a certificate of completion. Starting July 1, 2022, this certificate will be required for application to take the new Self-insurance Claims Administrator Examination administered by the Department of Labor and Industries.
The second step in our IIU's comprehensive, goal-oriented workers' compensation curriculum, Introduction to Claims Management builds on the foundational elements learned in Workers' Comp 101: Industrial Insurance and Work Disability Prevention and focuses on the basic principles of adjudicating Washington workers’ compensation claims. This two-day course provides instruction on basic claims handling in the topic areas listed below. Attendees will receive a link to electronic study materials for use in this and subsequent workshops.
Topics Include:
- Washington's Statutory Framework: RCW, WAC, Medical Aid Rules, L&I Policy
- Claim Adjudication Guidelines
- Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals and Significant Decisions
- Investigation of accidents and claims
- Compensability of injury and occupational disease claims
- Apportionment of injuries
- Communication with injured Workers and other system participants
- Management of the medical dimensions of the injury claim
- Medical Aid Rules
- Fee Schedules and Payment Policies
- Management of the disability aspects of the injury claim, including leaves of absence and return to work
- Reserving the cost of the claim
- Closing the claim
- Permanent Partial Disability compensation
- Introduction to litigation and litigation management
- Integrating investigation, medical, disability, and litigation management
Cancellation Information
No refunds will be given for cancellations made after November 15, 2024.