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).
Under Administration, work of the Commission is carried on by three offices: Finance; Information Technology; and Operations. The Commission also is aided by the Advisory Committee on the Registration of Rehabilitation Practitioners, and the Medical-Fee Guide Revision Committee.
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
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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 Official Maryland Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Guide (COMAR 14.09.03).
FINANCE
Finance oversees four divisions: Fiscal Services; Insurance, Compliance, and Reporting; Personnel; and Processing.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Under Information Technology are three sections: Computer Operations, Web, and Internet Services; Network Support and Office Automation; and Software Development and Programming.
OPERATIONS
Operations is responsible for three divisions: Court Reporting; Hearings; and Support Services.
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