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Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation - commission meeting
| Date: | Thursday - August 25, 2005 |
| Time: | 10 AM |
| Place: |
Elihu M. Harris State Building Auditorium 1515 Clay Street Oakland, California |
AGENDA
| I. | Call to Order * Minutes from the April 28, 2005 CHSWC meeting in Oakland John Wilson, CHSWC Chair |
| II. | * Update on the Permanent Disability Study requested by Senate President pro Tem Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez Christopher R. Brigham, MD, CIME, FAADEP, FACOEM, Brigham & Associates, Inc. Frank Neuhauser, Project Director, UCDATA, UC Berkeley Christine Baker, CHSWC Executive Officer Lach Taylor, CHSWC Staff Judge |
| III. | * Update on the Spinal Surgery Second Opinion Study Frank Neuhauser, Project Director, UCDARA, UC Berkeley |
| IV. | * Proposal for International Standards Organization (ISO) 9000 certifications of quality systems and ISO 14000 certification of environmental management systems affects injury rates, injury severity, and workers’ compensation costs in California David Levine, Professor, UC Berkeley Michael Toffel, Professor, UC Berkeley |
| V. | * Proposal for "Quality of Care in California Workers' Compensation: The Carpal Tunnel Demonstration Project" Teryl Nuckols-Scott, MD, MSHS, Assistant Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Steven Asch, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| VI. | Understanding the Effect of SB 899 (Stats 2004, Chap 34) on the Law of Apportionment Larry Swezey, Consultant Lach Taylor, CHSWC Staff Judge |
| VII. | Executive Officer Report Christine Baker, CHSWC Executive Officer |
| VIII. | * Other Business / Proposals / Public Questions and Comments ** |
* May result in an action item for CHSWC consideration and/or vote |
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| ** Please Note: Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. Topics are subject to CHSWC review and approval. The agenda may be adjusted, if necessary, depending upon the time needed for discussion of each item. |
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