Covered?
Compensable?
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Compensable?
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What is compensability under Section 10?
This section generally requires an injury to arise out of and in the course of employment
What is AWW?
Average Weekly Wage is commonly abbreviated by these three letters.
Employer's First Report of Injury
What is the C-2F?
Benefits paid when a claimant is completely unable to work.
What is Temporary Total Disability (TTD)?
What are the Medical Treatment Guidelines (MTGs)?
Guidelines governing treatment of injured workers in New York.
The employer generally carries this form of insurance to cover work-related injuries.
What is Workers' Compensation insurance?
Compensation rates are generally based on this fraction of wages.
What is two-thirds?
What is the C-3?
Claimant's Employee Claim Form.
What is Temporary Partial Disability (TPD)?
Benefits paid when a claimant works with reduced earnings because of the injury.
Disability classifications are often expressed using these four categories.
What are TTD, TPD, PTD, and PPD?
What is Section 18 notice?
This defense may apply when an injured worker fails to provide timely notice of an accident.
Additional wages from another employer may be included under this concept.
What is concurrent employment?
This report advises the Board of a return to work.
What is the C-11?
What is Schedule Loss of Use (SLU)?
This benefit is awarded after maximum medical improvement for loss of use of an extremity.
What is a PAR (Prior Authorization Request)?
Medical providers use this process to request treatment authorization.
What is Section 21?
This legal presumption generally favors the claimant absent substantial evidence to the contrary.
What is a seasonal wage calculation?
This factor is used when calculating wages for seasonal employees.
What is a FROI?
First Report of Injury filed electronically.
What are death benefits?
Benefits payable to surviving dependents after a compensable fatality.
What is an IME?
Independent medical examination requested by the carrier.
What is Section 28?
This section establishes a two-year limitation period for filing a claim.
What is the maximum compensation rate?
2/3rds of established NYS AWW
(Updated Annually)
What is a SROI?
Subsequent Report of Injury used to report payments, suspensions, and changes
What is Permanent Total Disability (PTD)?
Benefits payable when the claimant is permanently incapable of employment.
What is a Schedule Loss of Use evaluation?
This process determines permanent impairment of an extremity.