The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced proposed changes to fee schedules, claims procedures, adjustment factors and its vaunted drug formulary.
The bureau is accepting public comments on the fee schedules and formulary changes until Thursday, March 22, and on the claims procedures until April 12, according to information released Monday.
If approved later this spring, the formulary changes would:
The bureau also proposes to dismiss, not just suspend, applications for permanent partial disability (known as C-92 applications) when the injured worker fails to schedule or attend an independent medical examination.
In keeping with a federal appeals court ruling in Ohio Hospital Association v. Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the Bureau also has proposed changes in how it calculates payments to ambulatory surgical centers and to hospital outpatient services.
Details about the changes and the fee schedules are available at the Bureau’s website.
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