Workers' Compensation Spring Update 2016: Staying Ahead of the Changes
March 2016
Workers' Compensation Spring Update 2016: Staying Ahead of the Changes
Co-sponsored by the CBA Workers' Compensation Section
Program Highlights:
- Case Law Update
- Medicare Set-Asides
- Behind the Scenes at the Division
- Changes to Rule 9
- Changes to the Upper and Lower Extremity Medical Treatment Guidelines
- Ethics: Proactive Management Based Regulation (PMBR)
Program Description:
The Planning Committee has been bringing you incomparable CLE programs, and the 2016 Spring Update does not disappoint. As always, get an up-to-the-minute Case Law Update. There is always something new to know about Medicare Set-Asides, so this topic is included on the agenda. Have you ever wondered why the Division of Workers' Compensation does certain things? Get a glimpse behind the curtain! Then tune in for changes to Rule 9 from the perspectives of the claimant, the respondents and the bench. The all-important medical topic for the Spring Update is about the changes to the upper and lower extremity medical treatment guidelines. Finally, the head of the Office of Attorney Regulation talks about a possible new model of self-regulation in Colorado.
Agenda:
8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am
Welcome and Introduction
Extended by Margaret "Mimi" A. Metzger, Esq., Moderator
9:10am
Case Law Update
Presented by Katherine H.R. Mackey, Esq., and Robert N. Trigg, Esq.
10:00am
Networking Break
10:10am
Medicare Set-Asides
Eligibility; When Medicare Set-Asides are Needed; New Cases; Issues Regarding Medicaid Liens; Contingency Settlement Issues
Presented by Delores "Dee" J. Defoe, Esq.
11:00am
Behind the Curtain: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Division
Why Does the Division Do Certain Things? How to Avoid Penalties; How Did We Get to This Point? Medical Dispute Resolution
Presented by David Gallivan, Regulatory Analyst
11:50am
Lunch on Your Own
1:00pm
Changes to Rule 9
Settlement Documents; Privilege Logs and Other Changes from the Perspectives of the Claimant, the Respondents and the Bench
Presented by Kristin A. Caruso, Esq., the Honorable Jeffrey A. Goldstein, and Michael Kaplan, Esq.
1:50pm
Changes to the Upper and Lower Extremity Medical Treatment Guidelines
The Differences in Medical Studies and When to Go Beyond the Medical Treatment Guidelines
Presented by Kathryn L. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Medical Director
2:40pm
Networking Break
2:50pm
Ethics: Proactive Management Based Regulation (PMBR)
What is This Model of Self-Regulated, Self-Auditing Ethics? What Would It Mean if This Were Implemented in Colorado?
Presented by James C. Coyle, Esq.
3:40pm
Q&A Panel
Members of the Faculty
4:00pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CBA-CLE Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $349.00 |
| CBA Member | $309.00 |
| CBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Member | $279.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $249.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $154.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 6.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- Behind the Scenes at the Division
- Changes to Rule 9
- Changes to the Upper and Lower Extremity Medical Guidelines