(b) If services were provided by a hospital, pharmacy or nursing home, the employee should submit the bill in accordance with the provisions of 10.801(a). Evidence should be submitted in writing. OWCP may send any request for additional evidence to the claimant and to his or her representative, if any. OWCP is not required to notify the claimant a second time if the evidence submitted in response to OWCP's first request for additional evidence is not sufficient to meet the burden of proof. Further rules governing appeals to the ECAB are found at part 501 of this title. Where the time, effort and skill required to perform a particular procedure vary widely from one occasion to the next, the Director may choose not to assign a relative value to that procedure. (a) The employee is responsible for providing sufficient medical evidence to justify payment of any compensation sought. 8111(a), the Director has determined that, except where attendant service payments were being made prior to January 4, 1999, direct payments to the claimant to cover such services will no longer be made. 8118. (e) The employee's brothers and sisters, in equal shares. Failure to undergo such testing will result in a suspension of benefits. When must an employee or other FECA beneficiary take action against a third party? 10.700 May a claimant designate a representative? 10.820 How can an excluded provider request a hearing? Miscellaneous Unclassified. (a) Except for employees covered by paragraph (d) of this section, when an employee is disabled by a work-related injury and loses pay for more than three calendar days, or has a permanent impairment or serious disfigurement as described in 5 U.S.C. What happens if OWCP needs more evidence from the claimant? 8146a where injury-related disability began more than one year prior to the date the cost-of-living adjustment took effect. (2) Request a decision on exclusion based upon the existing record and any additional documentary information the provider may wish to furnish; (d) A notice of the provider's right, in the event of an adverse ruling by the deciding official, to request a formal hearing before an administrative law judge; (e) A notice that should the provider fail to answer (as described in 10.819) the letter of intent within 60 days of receipt, the deciding official may deem the allegations made therein to be true and may order exclusion of the provider without conducting any further proceedings; and. A false or evasive statement, omission, concealment, or misrepresentation with respect to employment activity or earnings in a report may also subject an employee to criminal prosecution. The person submitting a notice shall include the Social Security Number (SSN) of the injured employee. Whether to accept a specific allocation is at the discretion of OWCP or SOL, even where it has been incorporated into the settlement agreement. Another person, including the employer, may do so on the employee's behalf. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. (c) The year in which a claimant has to timely request reconsideration shall not include any period subsequent to an OWCP decision for which the claimant can establish through probative medical evidence that he or she is unable to communicate in any way and that his or her testimony is necessary in order to obtain modification of the decision. To determine what is a reasonable distance to travel, OWCP will consider the availability of services, the employee's condition, and the means of transportation. If OWCP determines that the medical evidence supporting one conclusion is more consistent, logical, and well-reasoned than evidence supporting a contrary conclusion, OWCP will use the conclusion that is supported by the weight of the medical evidence as the basis for awarding or denying further benefits. The employer will also be mailed a notice at least 30 days before the scheduled date. The survivor shall disclose the SSNs of all survivors on whose behalf claim for benefits is made in addition to the SSN of the deceased employee. If already paid, the COP may be charged to annual or sick leave or considered an overpayment of pay consistent with 5 U.S.C. What reports are needed when compensation payments continue for children over age 18? (a) The employer is responsible for submitting to OWCP all relevant and probative factual and medical evidence in its possession, or which it may acquire through investigation or other means. Community Associations. 10.432 How can an individual present evidence to OWCP in response to a preliminary notice of an overpayment? 10.104 How and when is a claim for recurrence filed? (b) The beneficiary's assets do not exceed a specified amount as determined by OWCP from data furnished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (1) It is the employee's responsibility to submit Form CA7. The evidence submitted must be reliable, probative, and substantial. FECA is administered by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). 8107, the employer shall furnish the employee with Form CA7 for the purpose of claiming compensation. (3) Example Three. Reimbursable chiropractic services are limited to physical examinations (and related laboratory tests), x-rays performed to diagnose a subluxation of the spine and treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation. If DOL OIG determines not to take any further action, it will promptly notify OWCP. (b) The exclusion applies to participating in the program and to seeking payment under the FECA for services performed after the date of the entry of the judgment of conviction or order of exclusion, suspension or resignation, as the case may be, by the court or agency concerned. (b) If the death gratuity payment process is initiated by a claimant's submission of a claim, OWCP will contact the employing agency and prompt it to submit form CA42. In what situations will OWCP consider that an employee incurred injury in connection with his or her service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation? These requirements, which the employee must establish to meet his or her burden of proof, are as follows: (a) The claim was filed within the time limits specified by the FECA; (b) The injured person was, at the time of injury, an employee of the United States as defined in 5 U.S.C. (h) Collected or attempted to collect from the employee, either directly or through a collection agent, an amount in excess of the charge allowed by OWCP for the procedure performed, and has failed or refused to make appropriate refund to the employee, or to cease such collection attempts, within 60 days of the date of the decision of OWCP. 10.528 What action will OWCP take if the employee fails to file a report of activity indicating an ability to work? Thus, any request for correction or amendment received by an employing agency must be referred to OWCP for review and decision. Filing Notices and Claims; Submitting Evidence, Notices and Claims for Injury, Disease, and DeathEmployee or Survivor's Actions. 10.13 What process is used by a person who wants to correct FECA-related documents? (a) The FECA has been amended and extended a number of times to provide workers' compensation benefits to volunteers in the Civil Air Patrol (5 U.S.C. The employee is not entitled to have anyone present at the examination unless OWCP decides that exceptional circumstances exist. Subpart BFiling Notices and Claims; Submitting Evidence. No more than 10 working days after notification of the death, the employer shall complete and send Form CA6 to OWCP. OWCP may also utilize the services of a field nurse to facilitate and coordinate medical care for the employee. How should the employer make an offer of suitable work? 10.502 How does OWCP evaluate evidence in support of continuing receipt of compensation benefits? May a claimant or representative withdraw a request for or postpone a hearing? In addition, OWCP may direct the employee to undergo a second opinion or referee examination in any case it deems appropriate (see 10.320 and 10.321). Actual earnings will be used if they fairly and reasonably reflect the earning capacity. 8107 where OWCP determines that such a payment is in the employee's best interest. 3973), is a death gratuity payment, and if a deceased employee's survivors received that payment for the employee's death, the amount of the death gratuity paid to the survivors under this subpart would be reduced by the amount of the Foreign Service Act death gratuity. If you work for a Federal agency, use this drafting effective and comprehensive workers' compensation program for their employees consistent with the requirements in FECA, DOL's regulations, and this Directive. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. (1) The report should contain all of the following elements: (i) A brief description and explanation of the subject provider or providers; (ii) A concise statement of the DOL OIG's findings upon which exclusion may be based; (iii) A summary of the events that make up the DOL OIG's findings; (iv) A discussion of the documentation supporting the DOL OIG's findings; (v) A discussion of any other information that may have bearing upon the exclusion process; and. All records relating to claims for benefits filed under the FECA, including any copies of such records maintained by an employing agency, are covered by the government-wide Privacy Act system of records entitled DOL/GOVT1 (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Federal Employees' Compensation Act File). The general statutory and administrative framework for processing claims under the FECA. (e) To determine the employee's entitlement to compensation, OWCP may require an employee to submit an affidavit or statement as to the receipt of any Federally funded or Federally assisted benefits. Ancient lead mines, dating back to the 18th (?) If an employee elects to receive retirement benefits instead of FECA benefits, what effect may such an election have on that employee's entitlement to FECA compensation? These calculations are used only for the purpose of determining the amount of the refund and if applicable the surplus. 10.819 What requirements must the provider's answer and OWCP's decision meet? Depending upon your agency, start by filing OSHA's Form 301, then file a claim using either form CA-1 (for traumatic injury) or form CA-2 (for occupational disease). The employer may include supporting documents such as witness statements, medical reports or records, or any other relevant information. Subjective complaints of pain are not sufficient, in and of themselves, to support payment of continuing compensation. (i) Subpart I. All such notices should be submitted electronically wherever feasible to facilitate processing of such claims. How can final decisions of OWCP be reviewed? An employee possesses no absolute right to a lump-sum payment of benefits payable under 5 U.S.C. (c) Written statements objecting to the recommended decision may be filed upon one or more of the following grounds: (1) A finding or conclusion of material fact is not supported by substantial evidence; (2) A necessary legal conclusion is erroneous; (3) The decision is contrary to law or to the duly promulgated rules or decisions of the Director; (4) A substantial question of law, policy, or discretion is involved; or. 10.916 How is the amount of the death gratuity calculated? Evidence should be submitted in writing. OWCP has the exclusive authority to determine questions of entitlement and all other issues relating to COP. 10.719 If a settlement or judgment is received for more than one wound or medical condition, can the refundable disbursements paid on a single FECA claim be attributed to different conditions for purposes of calculating the refund or credit owed to the United States? 8101, 8110, 8133, and 8148, which define the nature of such survivorship or dependency necessary to qualify a beneficiary for a survivor's benefit or an augmented benefit, apply to the provisions of this part but not to the death gratuity provided under subpart J. (3) The injury or illness claimed is a manifestation of symptoms of, or consequent to, a pre-existing congenital defect or abnormality. Any requests for reasonable accommodation by individuals with disabilities should be made through the procedure described in the initial acknowledgement letter. 10.803 What are the time limitations on OWCP's payment of bills? (1) The provider of such service shall state each diagnosed condition and furnish the applicable ICD9CM code, or as revised, and identify each service performed using the applicable HCPCS/CPT code, with a brief narrative description of the service performed, or, where no code is applicable, a detailed description of that service. (d) Pay has not been continued for the entire 45 days. Such condition must be caused by external force, including stress or strain, which is identifiable as to time and place of occurrence and member or function of the body affected. (b) However, a lump-sum payment may be made to an employee entitled to a schedule award under 5 U.S.C. (b) Benefits are available to officers who are not employees under 5 U.S.C. 10.825 What are the effects of exclusion? (b) Administrative costs (mailing, copying, messenger services, travel and the like, but not including secretarial services, paralegal and other activities) need not be approved before the representative collects them. The FECA is not intended to cover officers who are merely enforcing local laws. (b) If there is no child entitled to compensation, the employee's surviving spouse will receive compensation equal to 50 percent of the employee's monthly pay until death or remarriage before reaching age 55. Employers are expected to maintain an adequate supply of the basic forms needed for the proper recording and reporting of injuries. (a) The employee is entitled to reimbursement of reasonable and necessary expenses, including transportation needed to obtain authorized medical services, appliances or supplies. What are the time limitations on OWCP's payment of bills? (e) Leave used during a period when COP is otherwise payable is counted toward the 45-day COP maximum as if the employee had been in a COP status. The employer shall allow the employee to select a qualified physician, after advising him or her of those physicians excluded under subpart I of this part. (r) OWCP means the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs. However, this limit does not apply to disability sustained in the performance of duty which was due to an assault which occurred during an attempted assassination of a Federal official described under 18 U.S.C. 3716 and 3717; Reorganization Plan No. The collection of information requirements in this part have been approved by OMB and assigned OMB control numbers 12400001, 12400007, 12400008, 12400009, 12400012, 12400013, 12400015, 12400016, 12400017, 12400018, 12400019, 12400022, 12400044, 12400045, 12400046, 12400047, 12400049, 12400050 and 12400051. (c) Postal Service employees are not entitled to continuation of pay for the first 3 days of temporary disability and may use annual, sick or leave without pay during that period, except that if the disability exceeds 14 days or is followed by permanent disability, the Postal Service employee may have that leave restored. 8111, services of an attendant and funeral expenses under 5 U.S.C. (c) An employee who is notified that his or her attending physician has been excluded shall have a new right to select a qualified physician. An employee claiming reimbursement of medical expenses should submit an itemized bill as described in 10.802. Where an employer stops COP, it must file a controversion with OWCP, setting forth the basis on which it terminated COP, no later than the effective date of the termination. (c) The formula which OWCP uses to compute the compensation payable for partial disability employs the following terms: Pay rate for compensation purposes, which is defined in 10.5(s) of this part; current pay rate, which means the salary or wages for the job held at the time of injury at the time of the determination; and earnings, which means the employee's actual earnings, or the salary or pay rate of the position selected by OWCP as representing the employee's wage-earning capacity. For example, when a claim has been made for a specific period of time and that specific period expires, no written notice will be given. The physician designated on Form CA16 may refer the employee for further examination, testing, or medical care. Certain words and phrases found in this part are defined in this section or in the FECA. (c) A provider may be excluded on a voluntary basis at any time. The rate at which COP is paid for these employees is calculated according to 10.216(b). Death Gratuity. OWCP will then contact the employing agency and notify the agency that it must complete and submit form CA42 for the employee. How and when is a claim for recurrence filed? (2) Changes in pay or salary (for example, promotion, demotion, within-grade increases, termination of a temporary detail, etc.) Decisions that are not appealable to the ECAB include: Decisions concerning the amounts payable for medical services, decisions concerning exclusion and reinstatement of medical providers, decisions by the Director to review an award on his or her own motion, and denials of subpoenas independent of the appeal of the underlying decision. It includes the provisions for identifying and processing overpayments of compensation. The employer should also supply information about completing and filing the form. (However, the employer shall not contact the physician by telephone or through personal visit.) Enforcement of such provisions that may apply to claims under the FECA is within the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice. The employee may also change the election for past periods and request COP in lieu of leave already taken for the same period.
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