Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC)
FECA Bulletins have been divided into five-year groups to make it easier for you to search and find the information you are looking for.
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Changes to FECA Subrogation under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes for 2024 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments |
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Obtaining Information from the Social Security Administration Regarding Dual Benefits and Determining Federal Employees’ Retirement System Offsets |
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Processing Claims for COVID-19 Diagnosed After January 27, 2023 |
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Affording Additional Time for Claimants to Respond to Initial Development Letters |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes for 2023 |
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Special Case Handling in Certain Firefighter FECA Claims Processing and Adjudication |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments |
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Coverage for Injuries Resulting from the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Federal Employees. |
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New FECA Prescription Management Policies |
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Processing Claims for Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes for 2022 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments |
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Updates to COVID-19 Claims Processing Guidelines Relating to Reinfections and Home Tests |
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Special Case Handling in Certain Firefighter FECA Claims Processing and Adjudication |
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Retention Pay for Wildland Firefighters |
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Special Case Handling in COVID-19 FECA Claims Processing and Adjudication |
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Telemedicine for Routine Appointments |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes for 2021. |
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Payment authorization on reimbursements exceeding $50,000 |
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Revised Process for Converting Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Paper Cases into Fully Imaged Official Case Records |
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New FECA Pharmacy Benefits Management System |
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Telemedicine for Routine Appointments – Updated |
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Processing FECA Claims for COVID-19 under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 |
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Establishing FECA Claims for COVID-19 under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through Antigen Testing |
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Retention of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition (2009). |
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Release of Privileged Medical Records |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes for 2020. |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes for 2020. |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Federal Employees Contracting COVID-19 in Performance oF Duty |
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Change in collection procedures for debt owed to the Division of Federal Employees' Compensation (DFEC). |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rates Unchanged from 2018 Levels. |
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Update Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Minimum/Maximum Compensation Rates. |
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New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines in the FECA Program Limiting Initial Fills to Seven Days and Imposing LMN at 28 Days |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2018 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments |
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Processing Claims for Emotional Conditions Due to Exposure under the War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA). |
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Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, Short-Term, Long-Term and High Dose Opioid Use |
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Provider Exclusion - Ownership/Management Interest and Support Services |
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Alternative Pain Management and Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder |
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Protecting the Identity of Employees in Written and Oral Correspondence |
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Compounded Medication Prescribing Guidelines |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Herbal Supplement Prescribing and Authorizing Guidelines under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) |
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Investigations related to Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Claimant Fraud |
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Investigations related to Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Medical Fraud |
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Uniform methodology for calculating permanent impairment of the upper extremities1 using the Sixth Edition of the American Medical Association's (AMA) Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. |
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Opioid Prescribing Guidelines |
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Signatures on Outgoing Correspondence |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2016. |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Processing and sampling of medical expenses reimbursable under 42 U.S.C. § 1704(a) in cases accepted under the War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA). |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2015. |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments. |
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Administering Benefits Based on Same Sex Marriage Following Windsor |
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Reimbursement of Travel Expenses for Claimants and Providers Providing Transportation Services |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2014 |
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Reimbursement of Unallocated Claims Expenses for Defense Base Act (DBA) settlements under the War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA), and Allocating Payments in a DBA Settlement of Multiple Injuries for Purposes of Reimbursing only WHCA-Covered Injuries |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2013 |
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New United States Postal Service Job Classifications |
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Third-Party Subrogation |
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National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) |
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Reimbursement of Unallocated Claims Expenses for Commuted Awards under the War Hazards Compensation Act |
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Life Insurance - Optional Life Insurance Rates Change Effective January 1, 2012, and Other Life Insurance Information |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2012 |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2012 |
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Handling Requests for Communication Assistance, Accommodations, and Modifications Under Federal Disability Nondiscrimination Law by Claimants and Others in the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) Adjudicatory Process |
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Federal Reform Changes for Federal Benefits under the Affordable Care Act |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2011 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2011 |
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Schedule A Initiative |
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Usage Guidelines for Fentanyl Products |
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DFEC Regulations, Published June 28, 2011 |
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Skin Schedule Awards |
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Exclusion of Providers |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2010 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2010 |
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Processing claims for Death Gratuity benefits for deaths covered under section 8102(a) of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) |
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COP (Continuation of Pay) Nurse Intervention Process Updates |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2009 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2009 |
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Permanent Impairment/Schedule Awards: Sixth Edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment |
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Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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United States Postal Service National Reassessment Program Guidance |
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Compensation Pay - Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2008 |
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Compensation Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2008 |
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Compensation Payment – Segregation of Duties for Change of Address in the Integrated Federal Employees' Compensation System (iFECS) |
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Bill Pay - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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Periodic Entitlement Review Management (PER) – Use of iFECS Application |
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Bill Pay - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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Compensation Pay - Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2007 |
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Comp Pay - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2007 |
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Compensation Pay - Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2006 |
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Bill Pay - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Vehicles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and treatment |
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Medical Exams/IME: Security of Case Records During the Referral Process |
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BPS - Central Bill Processing System - Interim Responses to Requests for Medical Authorization |
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Fiscal - Change of Lockbox Depository Effective December 15, 2004 |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2005 |
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Case File Management/Jurisdiction-Special Act Cases |
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ADP - Automated Compensation Payment System (ACPS) Schedule for 2004 |
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Employee – Authorized Providers of Military Honors Funeral Support |
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BPS - Revision in the reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Autombiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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Adjudication of Claims - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) BCT-FY04.nfo Disaster Assistance Employees (DAE) |
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BPS-OWCP-915 - Medical Reimbursement Form and Instructions |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2004 |
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Compensation Orders/Letter Decisions - Signature Authority for Journey Level GS-12 and Senior Claims Examiners |
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BPS - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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ADP - Automated Compensation Payment System (ACPS) Schedule for 2003 |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2003 |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2003 |
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ADP - Code It Fast I-9 Coding Tool |
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Development and Adjudication of Claims for War-Risk Hazard Cases |
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Medical Exams/IME: Board Certified Osteopathic Physicians in the PDS (Physicians Directory System) |
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BPS - OWCP-957 – Medical Travel Refund Request Form and Instructions for Submitting OWCP-957 |
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Fiscal - Change of Lockbox Depository Effective March 19, 2003 |
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Forms – Foreign Payment Worksheet |
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BPS - Operational Guidelines for the Central Bill Processing system |
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FECA Bulletin No. 02-01 |
FECA Bulletin 02-01 (not published) |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2001 |
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Case Management - Authorization of Physical Therapy |
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Revised procedures for processing work-related injury claims filed by employees of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and their relatives in the Midwest (formerly Chicago) Region |
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Comp Pay/ACPS – Employing Agency Action to Notify DFEC of Claimant Ineligibility for Continuing Life Insurance |
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Compensation Pay - Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2002 |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2002 |
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BPS -Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for TheUse of Privately Owned Automobiles(POV) Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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FECA Bulletin No. 02-09 |
FECA Bulletin 02-09 (not published) |
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Bill Payment-Physical Therapy Multiple Initial Evaluations |
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Bill Payment/BPS - "Real-Time" Pharmacy (12/00A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Modifications to Inpatient Hospital Bill Procedures (12/00A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Prior Authorization for Pharmacy (01/01A) |
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Periodic Roll Management: Evidence of Earnings (01/01A) |
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Impairment/Schedule Awards: Fifth Edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (02/01A) |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2001 (02/01A) |
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BPS - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment. (02/01A) |
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Comp Pay - Extra Pay for Firefighters |
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COP Nurse Intervention (02/01B) |
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Bill Pay/BPS - Sampling of Bills |
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Medical- - Use of Physicians Directory System (PDS) |
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Medical--Use of Physicians Directory System (PDS) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Bill Batch Numbers (05/00A) |
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New Regulations – Privacy Act (11/99B) |
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ADP - Formal Decisions/Concurrent Conditions (11/99B) |
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Comp Pay--Extra Pay for Firefighters (06/00A) |
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Debt Collection: Perpetual Debts. Dual Benefits (includes Computer Matches) (01/00A) |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 2000 (01/00A) Corrected Copy: (03/00A) |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 2000 (02/00A) |
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BPS - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment (02/00A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Correct Coding Initiative, Part B. (03/00A) |
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Automated CA-110, Telephone Message (04/00A) |
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Reporting Injuries--Electronic Submission of Forms CA-1 and CA-2 (05/00A) |
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Compensation Payment - Change of Address in ACPS and CMF (04/00A) |
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COP Nurse Intervention (05/00B) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Pharmacy Fee Schedule Change (09/00C) |
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BPS - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment (10/98B) |
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Case Management--Medical Queries by Contract Nurses (05/99A) |
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Case Management/ADP: Guidelines for Periodic Roll Management (12/98A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Medications Which Do Not "Match" Accepted Conditions (11/98B) |
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Case File Imaging (06/99A) |
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New Regulations - Continuation of Pay (01/99A) |
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New Regulations - Subpart I - Information for Medical Providers (01/99A) |
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New Regulations - Privacy Act (01/99A) |
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New Regulations - Attendant's Allowance (02/99A) |
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New Regulations - Continuing Benefits (02/99A) |
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New Regulations - Compensation and Related Benefits (02/99A) |
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New Regulations - Reconsiderations and Reviews by the Director; Reviews by the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (02/99A) |
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New Regulations - Medical and Related Benefits (02/99A) |
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New Regulations - Representative Fees (02/99A) |
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New Regulations - Withdrawal of Claims (03/99B) |
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New Regulations - Filing Notices and Claims; Submitting Evidence (03/99A) |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 1999 (01/99A) |
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Forms - Revised Form CA-7, "Claim for Compensation" (01/99A) |
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Comp Pay/COP - Sunday Premium Pay (01/99A) |
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Automated Compensation Payment System (ACPS) and Debt Management System (DMS) Report Schedule - 1999 (01/99B) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Modifications to Inpatient Hospital Bill Procedures (01/99B) |
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Medical Examinations: Obstruction/Refusal - Suspension under Section 8123(d) (02/99A) |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 1999 (02/99A) |
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Medical Evidence: Appropriate Contact with Medical Specialists (02/99A) |
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Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment (04/99A) |
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District Office Use of Nurses Providing Telephonic Services (06/99A) |
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Bill Pay/BPS - Authorization of High Dollar Medical Bills (06/99B) |
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Return to Work--Temporary Assignments During Recovery (08/99B) |
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Bill Payment/BP - Correct Coding Initiative, Part A. (08/99A) |
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Third Party--Claims from Certain Census Workers (08/99B) |
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Bill Pay/BPS - Data Entry of Inpatient Hospital Bills (09/99A) |
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Case file and Bill Batch Imaging (12/97A) |
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ADP - Automated Compensation Payment System (ACPS) and Debt Management System (DMS) Report Schedule - 1998 (01/98A) |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 1998 (02/98A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - New Edits for Procedure Code Dates of Validity (03/98A) |
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Bill Pay/BPS - Supervisory Sampling of Bills (03/98A) |
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Debt Collection: Referrals to the Department of Treasury (05/98A) |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 1998 (01/98B) |
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November 1997 DFEC/OPM Computer Match (04/98A) |
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Performance of Duty--Alternative Worksites (05/98) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Preparations for Changes to Pharmacy Bill Processing (07/98A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Bill Processing Modifications (08/98A) |
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Codes--New QCM Code in Cases Where Claimant is Reemployed in Unclassified Job (09/98A) |
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Comp Pay--Direct Deposit |
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ADP - "Reengineered" Coding Scheme and Data Entry for the Quality Case Management (QCM) System |
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ADP - New Case Management File (CMF) Data Elements and New "Case Create" and "Case Change" Coding Requirements |
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Comp Pay--Elimination of Short-Term Roll and Code PI Rehabilitation--Elimination of Code PV |
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ADP - Automated Compensation Payment System (ACPS) and Debt Management System (DMS) Report Schedule - 1997 |
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Fiscal--Updates of Cash Deposits and Cancelled Check Items into the BPS and ACPS History Files (02/97A) |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 1997 (02/97A) |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 1997 (02/97A) |
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Dual Benefits - Deduction from FECA benefits of Social Security Benefits "Attributable to Federal Service" in FERS Cases (02/97A) |
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Case Doubling (03/97A) |
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District Office Use of Nurses Providing Telephonic Services (03/97A) |
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February 1997 DFEC/OPM Computer Match (05/97A) |
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Contract Observers on Vessels |
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Bill Pay -- Travel Expenses (07/97A) |
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Felony Imprisonment Cases - Reporting Requirements (09/97A) |
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Codes--Nature of Injury Codes in Cases for Occupational Illness |
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Dual Benefits--Severance and Separation Pay |
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Excluded Provider Changes |
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September 1995 DFEC/OPM Computer Match |
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ADP - Automated Compensation Payment System (ACPS) and Debt Management System (DMS) Report Schedule - 1996 |
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Case Management--Role of Registered Nurses in QCM Cases |
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Compensation Pay: Compensation Rate Changes Effective January 1996 |
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Comp Pay/ACPS - Consumer Price Index (CPI) Cost-of-Living Adjustments for March 1, 1996 |
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Occupational Rehabilitation Programs (ORPS) |
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Adjudication of Claims: Use of Incorrect Form |
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Compensation - Revised Leave Buy-Back Procedures |
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OWCP Guidelines for General Purpose Functional Capacity Evaluations |
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BPS - Revision in the Reimbursement Rates Payable for the Use of Privately Owned Automobiles Necessary to Secure Medical Examination and Treatment |
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Employees' Compensation Appeals Board--New Address (07/96B) |
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Forms--Distribution of FECA Customer Service Brochure (08/96A) |
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Bill Payment/BPS - Physical Therapy Authorizations (09/96A) |
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Impairment/Schedule Awards: Further Issues in Computing Awards Using the Fourth Edition of the AMA Guides (09/96B) |