2006 Annual Report
Table of Contents
Letter From the Commissioner |
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Summary |
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Section 1: Montana's Workers' Compensation Project |
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| Phase 1 | 3 |
| Phase 2 | 5 |
Section 2: 2007 Legislative Summary |
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| House Bills | 9 |
| Senate Bills | 10 |
| Section 3: Montana's Workers' Compensation System | |
| Declaration of Public Policy | 15 |
| Insurance Coverage Requirements | 16 |
| Life of a Claim | 17 |
| Workers' Compensation System Administration | 19 |
| Workers' Compensation Market | 21 |
| Section 4: Claims Statistics | |
| Comparison of Claims by Plan Type | 24 |
| Injured Worker Characteristics | 25 |
| Insurer Denial of Claims | 30 |
| Fatal Occupational Injuries - 2005 | 31 |
| Section 5: Benefits | |
| Total Benefits | 38 |
| Benefit Report Data | 41 |
| Settlement Dollars | 49 |
| Attorney Fees | 50 |
| Section 6: Dispute Resolution | |
| Occupational Disease Evaluations | 54 |
| Mediation | 55 |
| Contested Case Hearings | 57 |
| Workers' Compensation Court | 58 |
| Significant Workers' Compensation Court Cases | 60 |
| Supreme Court Decisions on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease | 65 |
| Section 7: Department Administered Programs | |
| Organizational Charts | 70 |
| Workers' Compensation Assessments as Expended | 71 |
| Subsequent Injury Fund | 72 |
| Uninsured Employers' Fund | 73 |
| Occupational Safety & Health | 75 |
| Independent Contractor Exemption Certificates | 77 |
| Professional Employer Organizations | 78 |
| Appendices | |
| Definitions | 81 |
| Methodology | 87 |
| Data Sources | 89 |
| Future Annual Reports | 90 |
| Internet Site | 90 |
| Special Studies Available | 90 |
