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| Worker's compensation covers a mojority of employees for work-related illnesses and injuries as long as ___________. |
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| The employee was not neglegent in performing the assigned duties. |
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| Workers' compensation laws also protect employers and fellow workers by __________. |
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| Limiting the award an injured employee can recover from an employer and by eliminating the liability of coworkers in most accidents. |
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| Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) |
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*Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
*Federal Black Lung Program
*Federal Employees' COmpensation Act (FECA) Program
*Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program |
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| The Department of Labor also manages the following programs __________. |
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*Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
*Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
*Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA)
*Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act) |
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| The Merchant Marine Act was formerly known as the __________. |
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| Federal Black Lung Program |
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| Provides medical treatment and other benefits for respiratory conditions related to former employment in the nation's coal mines. |
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| Federal agencies reimburse FECA for workers' compensation expenses through __________. |
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| An annual budget chargeback process, which transfers funds from a responsible federal agency's budget to the DFEC. |
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| Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) helps to __________. |
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| Reduce deaths, injuries, and illnesses in U.S. mines through a variety of activities and programs. |
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| U.S. federal mine safety laws were first enacted in __________. |
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| The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created the __________. |
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| Occupational and Health Administration (OSHA) to protect employees against injuries from occupational hazards in the workplace. |
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| OSHA has special significance for those employed in helath care because employers are required to obtain and retain manufacturers' __________. |
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| Material Safety Data Sheets, which contain information about chemical and hazardous substances used on site. |
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| Comprehensive records of all vaccinations administered and any accidental exposure incidences must be retained for __________. |
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| The Federal Employment Liability Act |
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| Provides railroad employees with protection from employer negligence, and makes railroads engaged in interstate commerce liable for injuries to employees if the railroad was negligent. |
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| The Merchant Marine Act (Jones Act)provides __________. |
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| Seamen with the same protection from employer negligence as FELA provides railroad workers. |
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| To qualify for workers' compensation benefits, the employee is either __________. |
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*Injured while working within the scope of the job description
*Injured while performing a service required by the employer
*Or succumbs to a disorder that can be directly linked to employment |
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| Federal law mandates the foloowing classification of workers' compensation cases __________. |
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*Medical Treatment
*Temporary Disability
*Permanent Disability
*Vocational Rehabilitation
*Survivor Benefits |
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| Medical treatment claims are the easiest to process because __________. |
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Definition
| They are filed for minor illness or injuries that are treated by a health care provider. |
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| Temporary Disability claims cover __________. |
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| Health care treatment for illness and injuries, as well as payment for lost wages. |
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| Temporary Total Disability |
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| The employees wage-earning capacity is totally lost, but only on a temporary basis. |
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| Temporary Partial Disability |
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| The employees wage-earning capacity is partially lost but only on a temporary basis. |
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| Permanent Disability refers to __________. |
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| An ill or injured employee's diminished capacity to return to work. |
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| Permanent Total Disability |
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| The employees wage-earning capacity is permanently and totally lost. |
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| Permanent Partial Disability |
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| Part of the employee's wage-earning capacity has been permanently lost. |
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| Vocational Rehibilitation claims cover __________. |
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| Expenses for vocational retraining for both temporary and permanent disability cases. |
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| Survivor benefit claims provide __________. |
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| Death benefits to eligble dependents. |
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| First Report of Injury Report |
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*Should be completed when the patient first seeks treatment for a work-related illness or injury
*Must be completed in quadruplicate copies
*Is completed by the physician
*Has no patient signature line |
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A detailed narrative progress/
supplemental report should be filed to documnet __________. |
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| Any change in the worker's medical or disability status. |
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| When a workers' compensation claim is denied, the employee can appeal the denial to the state Workers' Compensation Board or undergo a process called __________. |
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| A dispute resolution process in which a final determination is made by an impartial person who may not have judicial powers. |
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