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DOL/OWCP | RIN: 1240-AA11 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: ●Black Lung Benefits Act: Medical Benefit Payments | |
Abstract:
Coal miners who are totally disabled by pneumoconiosis and found entitled to monetary compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act are also entitled to medical benefits for treatment of their disease and associated disability. The current program regulations generally provide that payment for medical treatment and services is capped at the rate prevailing in the community where the service provider is located but provide no method for determining that rate. To fill this gap for medical benefit payments made from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, OWCP will propose rules incorporating the fee schedule used in other OWCP-administered programs. OWCP had previously included this topic in RIN 1240-AA10 but has since decided to propose these rules in a separate NPRM. |
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Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 725 | |
Legal Authority: 30 U.S.C. 932(a) 30 U.S.C. 936 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Michael Chance Director, Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room C-3520, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:800 347-2502 Fax:202 693-1395 Email: chance.michael@dol.gov |