...responder in communications” which includes: Any individual currently or formerly certified by the Vermont Enhanced 911 Board as a 911 call taker Public safety dispatchers Public safety telecommunicators Emergency operators...
...to workers’ comp benefits. Executive Order 20-34 authorizes all licensed and certified healthcare providers to provide services in their normal course of business operations for the purpose of diagnosis, treating,...
After a slowdown in activity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that legislative activity surrounding the compensability for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions among first responder...
Massachusetts could soon take action on the regulation of psychedelic therapy, with a recently certified a ballot initiative for voters and a newly introduced bill for legislative consideration. Voters will...
...Bill 755 now limits coverage to police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency dispatchers, and other certified emergency medical personnel. The law also redefines qualifying conditions, covering only mental...
With four years having passed since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published their Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, the CDC recently opened up a comment period...
...injury or damages. However, this immunity does not extend to workers’ comp benefits. Executive Order 20-34 authorizes all licensed and certified healthcare providers to provide services in their normal course of...
...underserved communities. It also establishes licensing for manufacturing and distribution while preventing unauthorized use and interstate diversion. If enacted, the bill would take effect immediately. New Hampshire House Bill 528...
...cannabis use disorder. The numbers reported by JAMA are liable to change in the coming years, as access to medications for OUD, such as buprenorphine, could increase. Efforts from a...
...to address use-related errors. In fact, the head of the FDA’s advisory committee on painkillers argued the drug would likely worsen the opioid crisis. According to the FDA-approved label, Dsuvia...
...be required to reimburse qualifying payments up to $250 per month for medical marijuana obtained for certified medical use. Insurers would be required to establish a system to reimburse qualifying...
...bill now sits with the Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently overturned two previous decisions made by the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appel Board which denied...
...technicians, paramedics, emergency dispatchers, and other certified emergency medical personnel. The law also redefines qualifying conditions, covering only mental injuries resulting from a “work-related emergency” rather than general workplace stress....
...challenges, there is one asset that can perhaps be leveraged more optimally as a mitigator of claim complexity – the injured worker patient. Even as workers’ compensation programs have been...
