This episode is an emailer asking a question and being answered in the podcast episode. The scenario the emailer presented for an injured federal employee is the following:

An injured worker came in her OWCP doctor's office for an urgent care visit appointment due to her shoulder being in severe pain and cannot raise it. This shoulder injury is an accepted condition and she is on modified duty. She has been working 8 hours with restrictions but today has been removed from work for 5 days. In circumstances like this, would she file a CA-2A for recurrence of disability? My second question would be, if a patient is removed from work due to worsening of an injury whether it be 2 days or 30 days, is a CA-2A filed?

Great question: Here is what the FECA ACT says about this …

(DFEC) FECA Part 1 Chapter 1-0400 Sub-sec: 9

A Recurrence of Disability is a work stoppage caused by:

1. A return or increase of disability due to a consequential injury (defined as one which occurs due to weakness or impairment caused by a work-related injury);

2. Withdrawal of a specific duty assignment when the employee cannot perform the full duties of the regular or limited duty position.

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The podcaster is Dr. Stephen Taylor, OWCP medical-legal consultant & DOL expert for Oberheiden Law Firm. Dr. Taylor’s contact email information is:

fedcompconsultants@protonmail If you need a medical provider or assistance with an OWCP / DOL claim in Pensacola Florida you can make an appointment to see Dr. Taylor at the clinic at FWC Medical Centers or check out the webiste at fedcompconsultants.com To make a consultation with Dr. Taylor call the clinic at 813-215-4356 in Florida.

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There is recent evidence that OWCP (under the U.S. Department of Labor) has increasingly began to outsource significant portions of claims-related services for FECA (federal workers' compensation) to third-party vendors, including private companies traditionally known for state workers' compensation claims management. This is a change in the entire structure of the FECA and OWCP government division's responsibilities.

OWCP has been slowly outsourcing divisions of OWCP to outside contracts in the form of third party vendors. This began with medical bill processing (e.g., past transitions to vendors like CNSI now called ACCENTRA) and medical authorizations. This began when OWCP decided to outsource the pharmacy benefits to an outside corporate vendor called OPTUM, a pharmacy benefit manger to manage all of OWCP's pharmacy benefits. We can expect to see an increasing amount of companies continue to be added for specifically handling broad OWCP claims adjudication, the overall trend of outsourcing to experienced private-sector TPAs vendors from the state workers’ comp ecosystem is now the wave of the future.

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The podcaster is Dr. Stephen Taylor, OWCP medical-legal consultant & DOL expert for Oberheiden Law Firm. Dr. Taylor’s contact email information is:

https://fedcompconsultants@protonmail.com If you need a medical provider or assistance with an OWCP / DOL claim in Pensacola Florida you can make an appointment to see Dr. Taylor at the clinic at FWC Medical Centers . To make a consultation with Dr. Taylor call the clinic at 813-215-4356 in Florida.

For responses email Dr. Taylor at fedcompconsultants@protonmail.com

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CHALLENGING VALIDITY OF OWCP CLAIMS –
If the validity of a claim is questioned, the Agency supervisor should investigate the circumstances and report the results to OWCP. However, filing of the claim
should not be delayed whether the claim is disputed or what OWCP calls controverted.
A. Allegations Must be supported by factual evidence.
1) Different Versions of incident by several witnesses, whose accounts
differ, should provide supervisor with written statements of their
information.
2) Previous Injury – Agency should request statements from witnesses if
on the date on the claimed injury the appearance of a previous
condition or injury.
3) Time Frame – Agency should provide written statement if the injury is
reported after a lapsed time from the reported date of injury.
4) Outside of Employment – If employed outside of the agency and
injury is claimed, supervisor should inquire about the duties of the
other employment and report it to OWCP.
B. Notifications and Decisions – for more information click on the show transcript!

The podcaster is Dr. Stephen Taylor, OWCP medical-legal consultant for Oberheiden Law Firm. Dr. Taylor’s contact email information is:

https://fedcompconsultants@protonmail.com If you need a medical provider or assistance with an OWCP / DOL claim in Pensacola Florida you can make an appointment to see Dr. Taylor at the clinic at FWC Medical Centers . To make a consultation with Dr. Taylor call the clinic at 813-215-4356 in Florida.

For responses email Dr. Taylor at fedcompconsultants@protonmail.com

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FEEDSPOT TOP #1 Federal Workers Compensation Podcast & #6 National Workers Compensation Podcast:

For responses email Dr. Taylor at fedcompconsultants@protonmail.com

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