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New policies for Functional Capacity Evaluation, Adult Day Care, and Hospice
To help clarify new procedure codes identified in our 2021 Professional Provider Fee Schedule, we developed three new policies for our Billing and Reimbursement Manual (BRM). They are Functional Capacity Evaluation (BRM -29), Adult Day Care (BRM-31), and Hospice (BRM-30). You can click here to link to these policies in our manual.
These policies will help you better understand the definitions for our policy terminology and the use of new local level codes and service offerings available for injured workers. For more information, you may email feedback.medical@bwc.state.oh.us.
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 Register now for our 2021 virtual Medical & Health Symposium
Join health care practitioners, office staff and administrators, and legal professionals nationwide for our free, award-winning Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health Symposium. We designed three online educational tracks with continuing education opportunities for you.
Our 2021 virtual symposium offers national and state experts covering the latest topics impacting patient care and providers. Session topics this year will cover a wide variety of issues, including substance use disorders, clinical insights into COVID-19, where legal and medical worlds intersect, stories of triumph after tragedy, and violence in the workplace.
Enjoy our symposium from the comfort of your home or office and be sure to get your questions answered live at the end of each session.
Continuing education credit is being requested for the following professions:
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Athletic trainers.
- Attorneys (CLE).
- Chiropractic physicians (DC).
- CME physicians (DO, DPM, M.D., and PA).
- Counselors (LPCC and LPC).
- Medical assistants (CMA).
- Nurses (CNP, LPN, and RN).
- Occupational and physical therapists.
- Pharmacists.
- Professional coders (CPC).
- Psychologists.
- Social workers (LSW and LISW).
- Vocational rehabilitation (CCM, CDMS, and CRC).
Register now to secure your spot at this year’s symposium!
Questions? For more information about this event, visit our webpage. If you have questions, please call our provider contact center at 1-800-644-6292, options 0-3-0 or email medsymposium@bwc.state.oh.us.
We look forward to seeing you virtually April 8–10, 2021.
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Ohio Safety Congress & Expo online March 10–11
You may register for our virtual Ohio Safety Congress & Expo (OSC 2021) that runs March 10–11. OSC 2021 is the largest regional safety and health conference in the U.S.
OSC 2021 will feature dozens of educational sessions presented by experts from across the country on topics related to injury and illness prevention, wellness, and cost savings. You may visit exhibitors at the digital Expo Marketplace. Attendance is free for Ohio employers and their employees. Registration and course listings are available at ohiosafetycongress.com. Follow Safety Congress on Twitter: @OhioBWC #OSC21.
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Click the image to learn how our road back is just beginning. We need your help. Please continue to social distance and wear a mask until we're all protected and back to the way we remember. #InThisTogetherOhio
Brought to you by the Ohio Department of Health.
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Vaccine questions will be answered for your patients and their family members. They will hear from medical experts, community leaders, public health professionals, frontline workers, and people who have been vaccinated. More details on how to watch livestreams for the following audiences will be shared on the coronavirus.ohio.gov website in the near future.
The town halls are:
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Monday, Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m. – African American Ohioans.
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Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m. – Hispanic/Latino Ohioans.
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Monday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. – Asian American and Pacific Islander Ohioans.
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Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 p.m. – Rural Ohioans.
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We continue to serve you during this COVID-19 state of emergency with teams teleworking to assure our core operations for Ohio’s injured workers and employers are as smooth as possible. Here are some highlights of what we’re doing for our customers during the pandemic.
• Employers — Check your mail, cash those dividend checks! We urge Ohio employers to cash the dividend checks we mailed in December to mitigate the economic hardship brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Deadline extended for HVAC assistance program to protect older Ohioans! We extended our deadline to apply for reimbursement of eligible expenses under our COVID-19 Indoor Air Quality Assistance Program to March 31, 2021. Our federally funded program reimburses nursing homes, assisted living centers, and adult day centers that invest in air quality improvements to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
This program offers up to $15,000 to eligible entities for the costs of inspections, assessments, maintenance, and improvements to indoor heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. It also reimburses for secondary devices designed to destroy bacteria, mold, and viruses. Read more, including eligibility requirements on our website.
• More non-medical grade masks on the way! Watch your doorstep, employers. Working with Ohio manufacturers and nonprofits we are distributing 23 million masks to Ohio’s employers and workforce to weaken the spread of COVID-19. This is the second round of masks in our Protecting Ohio’s Workforce – We’ve Got you Covered.
Encourage your patients, colleagues, and employees to continue wearing their masks. All of us are setting an example for our communities. When we’re out in public, Masks On!
• For other information about COVID-19 related to BWC, visit Frequently Asked Questions: What BWC providers need to know about care during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
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We’re not done. These efforts continue. Remember – We are #In This Together Ohio.
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Established in 1912, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is the exclusive provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Ohio and serves 249,000 public and private employers. With nearly 1,700 employees and assets of approximately $25 billion, BWC is one of the largest state-run insurance systems in the United States. Our mission is to deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day. For more, visit www.bwc.ohio.gov.
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