The Commission administers the Workers' Compensation Law and adjudicates claims for compensation arising under the law (Code Labor and Employment Article, secs. 9-301 through 9-316). Reports of accidents are received and processed by the Commission which hears contested cases throughout the State. Claimants requiring rehabilitation are referred by the Commission to appropriate rehabilitation service providers.
Appointed by the Governor with Senate advice and consent, the Commission's ten members serve twelve-year terms. The Governor names the chair (Code Labor and Employment Article, secs. 9-101 through 9-1201).
Work of the Commission is carried on by nine divisions: Claims; Court Reporting; Fiscal Services; Hearings; Information Technology; Insurance, Compliance and Reporting; Personnel; Processing; and Support Services. The Commission also is aided by the Advisory Committee on the Registration of Rehabilitation Practitioners.
Appointed to three-year terms by the State Workers' Compensation Commission, the Committee consists of seven members who are certified rehabilitation practitioners (Code Labor and Employment Article, sec. 9-6A-05).
MEDICAL FEE GUIDE REVISION COMMITTEE
WORK GROUP TO STUDY DEATH BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE REGISTRATION OF REHABILITATION PRACTITIONERS
The Advisory Committee on the Registration of Rehabilitation Practitioners was formed within the State Workers' Compensation Commission in 1997 (Chapter 625, Acts of 1997). The Committee reviews, evaluates, and makes recommendations to the Commission regarding a vocational rehabilitation practitioner's application, when questions arise or clarifications are needed.
The State Workers' Compensation Commission established the Medical Fee Guide Revision Committee in December 2001. The Committee reviews the methodology applied to the regulation of physician fees. It recommends to the Commission a method to both develop and regularly update a multiplier to be used with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. The Committee also is charged with recommending the best way to annually publish, distribute, and update the fee guide (COMAR 14.09.03).
In July 2009, the Work Group to Study Death Benefits for Dependents was established (Chapters 616 & 617, Acts of 2009). The Work Group is to consider possible statutory changes to ensure fair and equitable death benefits to dependent beneficiaries, both wholly and partially dependent.Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
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