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2008 reports

Research Colloquium on Workers’ Compensation Medical Benefit Delivery and Return to Work, RAND version

Workers’ Compensation in California and in the Nation:  Benefit and Employer Cost Trends, 1989-2005 Pdf

Memorandum to Christine Baker: Impact of relaxing restrictions on eligibility for temporary disability payments beyond the current 2 years from commencement of benefit payment, January 26, 2007 version version

Research Agenda for Improving Workplace Health and Safety in California, February 2008 Pdf

Background Report on California Occupational Safety and Health Programs, February 2008 Pdf

2007 reports

2007 Annual Report version version

Selected indicators in workers' compensation: A report card for Californians, December 2007 Pdf

WOSHTEP - 2007 Advisory Board annual report Pdf

Medical Care Provided California's Injured Workers: An Overview of the Issues, RAND, September 2007 Pdf

Understanding the Effect of SB 899 (Stats 2004, Chap 34) on the Law of Apportionment, April 2007 Pdf

Memorandum to Christine Baker, Executive Officer of CHSWC regarding "Analysis of ratings under the new PD schedule, through June 2007", August 23, 2007 Pdf Doc

Fraud in Workers' Compensation Payroll Reporting: How Much Employer Fraud Exists? What is the Impact on Honest Employers?, August 2007 Pdf Doc

Split Class Codes: Evidence of Fraudulent Payroll Reporting, August 2007 Pdf Doc

Pay-for-Performance in California's Workers' Compensation Medical Treatment System, RAND, August 2007 Pdf

Return-to-Work Roundtable, Summary of November 17, 2006, CHSWC, April 27, 2007 Pdf Doc

Uninsured Employers Benefits Trust Fund, Background Paper, CHSWC, April 27, 2007 Pdf Doc

24-Hour Care Roundtable, Summary of December 7, 2006, CHSWC, April 27, 2007 Pdf Doc

Report and Recommendations on the Spinal Surgery Second-Opinion Process, CHSWC, April 27, 2007 Pdf Doc

Draft study of the California workers' compensation insurance market study, Hays, September 2003 Pdf Doc

Memorandum to Christine Baker, Executive Officer of CHSWC regarding "Analysis of ratings under the new PD schedule, through January 2007", February 23, 2007 Pdf Doc

2006 reports

Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation - 2006 annual report, December 2006 Pdf Doc

"Workers' Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers," November 2006 Edition Pdf

Selected indicators in workers' compensation: A report card for Californians, December 2006 Pdf Doc

New factsheets on workers' compensation medical care "The Basics About Medical Care For Injured Workers" Pdf and medical booklet "Getting Appropriate Medical Care For Your Injury" Pdf

A report on the "Forum on catastrophe preparedness: Partnering to protect workplaces," held on April 7, 2006 Pdf Doc

Impact of physician-dispensing of repackaged drugs on California workers' compensation, employers cost, and workers' access to quality care, July 2006 Pdf Doc

Barriers to occupational health services for low-wage workers in California, April 2006 Pdf Doc

How to create a workers' compensation carve-out in California: Practical advice for unions and employers, 2006 Pdf

Evaluating medical treatment guideline sets for injured workers in California, RAND, April 2006 - full report Pdf summary Pdf

Updated and revised CHSWC recommendations to DWC on workers' compensation medical treatment guidelines Pdf Doc

AB 1987 and return-to-work incentives and alternatives, April 2006 Pdf Doc

A report on Health Care Organizations (HCOs) in workers' compensation, April 2006 Pdf Doc

CHSWC background paper on the impact of terrorism and California workers' compensation, April 2006 Pdf Doc

Issue paper on tax status of Self-Insured Groups (SIGs), April 2006 Pdf

CHSWC report: Permanent disability schedule analysis, February 23, 2006 Pdf

Workers' compensation compliance and proof of coverage, February 2006 Pdf Doc

2005 reports

CHSWC 2005 annual report Pdf Doc

WOSHTEP - 2005 Advisory Board annual report Pdf Doc

Report: Selected indicators in workers' compensation: A report card for Californians, December 2005 Pdf Doc

Paper: Payment for hardware Used in complex spinal procedures under California's Official Medical Fee Schedule for injured Workers, RAND, 2005 Pdf

Understanding the effect of SB 899 (Stats 2004, Chap 34) on the law of apportionment Pdf Doc

Report: An evaluation of California's permanent disability rating system, RAND, 2005 - full report Pdf summary Pdf

Paper: Paying for repackaged drugs under the California Workers' Compensation Official Medical Fee Schedule, May 2005 Pdf

Paper: Payments for burn patients under California's Official Medical Fee Schedule for injured workers, May 2005 Pdf

CHSWC issue paper on public access to WC insurance coverage information, April 2005 Pdf Doc

United States Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation market in California, April 2005 Pdf Doc

Workers' Compensation in California: A guidebook for injured workers, February 2005
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2004 reports

Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation - 2004 annual report, December 2004 Pdf Doc

Report: Assessment of 24-hour care options for California, 2004 Pdf

CHSWC recommendation: CHSWC recommendations to DWC on Workers' Compensation medical treatment guidelines Pdf Doc

Workers' Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP), November 2004 Pdf Doc

Adopting medicare fee schedules - full text Pdf - summary Pdf

Summary of workers' compensation reform legislation - SB 899 Pdf Doc

Section-by-section review of SB 899 Pdf Doc

Important changes that affect a guidebook for injured workers, May 2004

CHSWC white paper on Cost/Benefit of Implementing Electronic Deposit for unemployment and disability benefits in the State of California, July 2004 Pdf Doc

Carve-out a guidebook for unions and employers in workers' compensation, April 2004 Pdf Doc

Background Paper on Causation and Apportionment, May 2004 Pdf Doc

2003 reports

Judicial Study - Improving "The Courts": Candidate Recommendations for the Adjudication of Claims Before the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (2003), full report Pdf - summary Pdf

Evaluation of California's Permanent Disability Rating Schedule: Interim Report Pdf - December 2003

Reforms of 2003, October 2003 AB 227 Pdf Doc and SB 228 Pdf Doc

Multilingual Health & Safety Resources a Guide to Worker Training Materials on the web

Workers' Compensation medical care in California fact sheets

CHSWC Annual report 2002 - 2003 Doc - December 2003 - Errata Doc January 28, 2004 - Errata Doc March 1, 2004

Outline: Estimating the range of savings from introduction of guidelines including ACOEM (revised) Pdf Doc - October 2003

Twenty-Four Hour Care Pdf Doc - October 2003

Workplace health and safety worker training materials: An Electronic MultiLingual Resource List - Pdf Doc

Memorandum - Update on Labor Code Section 132a and Employer Termination of Health Insurance Coverage: California Supreme Court Decision in State of California Dept. of Rehabilitation v. WCAB (Lauher) Pdf Doc

Recommendations for improvement of the IMC's of injured workers and regulations of QMEs Pdf Doc

Permanent Disability at Private, Self-Insured Firms: A Study of Earnings Loss, Replacement, and Return to Work for Workers' Compensation Claimants Pdf

Workers' Compensation Medical Payment Systems A Proposal for Simplification and Administrative Efficiency Pdf Doc - August 2003

2002 reports

A Guidebook for Injured Workers, 2002 - English version Pdf - Spanish version Pdf
NOTE: These have been superceded by "Workers' Compensation in California: A Guidebook for Injured Workers, February 2005." See 2005 reports.

CHSWC Strategic Plan 2002

Doctors and Courts: Do Legal Decisions Affect Medical Treatment Practice? An Evaluation of Treating Physician Presumption in the California Workers' Compensation System (November 2002)

CHSWC and AB 749 as Amended (October 2002) CHSWC and AB 749 (February 2002)

State of Workers' Compensation Insurance Industry in California (April 2002)

Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule and Outpatient Surgery Study (February 2002)

2001 reports

Trends in Earnings Loss from Disbling Workplace Injuries in California: The Role of Economic Conditions, RAND Pdf

Report on the Workers' Compensation Anti-Fraud Program (August 2001) - Attachments

Return-to-Work In California: Listening to Stakeholders' Voices (July 2001)

2000 reports

Update Workers' Compensation and the California Economy (December 2000)Workers' Compensation and the California Economy
(April 2000)

Study of the Cost of Pharmaceuticals in Workers' Compensation (June 2000) Executive Summary

Recommendations: Information for Injured Workers' (May 2000)

Report on the Campaign Against Workers' Compensation Fraud' (May 2000)

Issue Paper on Labor Code Section 5814' (April 2000)

Vocational Rehabilitation Reform Evaluation (March 2000) Pdf

1999 reports

Preliminary Evidence on the Implementation of Baseball Arbitration' (November 1999)

Workers' Compensation Costs and Benefits After the Implementation of Reform Legislation (August 1999)

Executive Summary Impact of the 1993 Reforms on Payments of Temporary and Permanent Disability (August 1999)

Summary Estimating the Workers' Compensation Reform Impact on Employer Costs and Employee Benefits (August 1999)

Carve-Outs' in Workers' Compensation: An Analysis of Experience in the California Construction Industry (September 1999)

Background Paper on Labor Code Section 5814' (March 1999)

Report on the Quality of the Treating Physician Reports and the Cost-Benefit of Presumption in Favor of the Treating Physician' (August 1999)

1998 reports

CHSWC Report on the Workers' Compensation Audit Function (December 1998) Executive Summary

Employers Illegally Uninsured for Workers' Compensation - CHSWC Recommendations to Identify Them and Bring them Into Compliance' (December 1998)

Protecting and Educating Young Workers: Report of the California Study Group on Young Worker Health and Safety (March 1998)

1997 reports

Workers' Compensation Anti-Fraud Activities - Report on the CHSWC Public Fact-Finding Hearing (September 1997)

Evaluating the Reforms of the Medical-Legal Process Using the WCIRB Permanent Disability Survey (1997) Executive Summary

Findings and Recommendations on California's Permanent Partial Disability System: Executive Summary (1997) Pdf Doc

Does Modified Work Facilitate Return To Work For Temporarily Or Permanently Disabled Workers?' (August 1997)

Vocational Rehabilitation Benefit: An Analysis of Costs, Characteristics, and the Impact of the 1993 Reforms' (August 1997)

Navigating the California Workers' Compensation System: The Injured Workers' Experience' (July 1996)