Effective for dates of travel on or after November 10, 2005, the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission will reimburse allowable claimant travel as follows:

• to receive routine medical services: maximum 15 cents per mile
  
  
• to undergo Commission- or employer-requested independent medical examination: 40.5 cents per mile.

...back to 17 November 2005


Further information:
Mileage Reimbursement

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The new employer's mutual insurance company being formed to replace the Workers' Compensation Commission on January 1, 2006 will be called BrickStreet Mutual Insurance.

From January 1, 2006 to July 1, 2008, BrickStreet Insurance will be the sole source of legally required workers' compensation coverage for all employers doing business in West Virginia.

On July 1, 2008, West Virginia's insurance market will open to all private carriers licensed to do business in West Virginia. BrickStreet will continue to be the sole source of workers' compensation coverage for all state agencies, boards, commissions, and higher education through 2012. Starting in 2013, these state agencies can purchase coverage from any insurance carrier.

Benefit levels for injured workers remain in WV Code and under exclusive state control. Claim decisions will be reviewable by the Office of Judges, the Board of Review and the Supreme Court of Appeals as mandated in WV Code.

...back to 6 October 2005


Further information:
Another Milestone in the Road to Privatization
Mutualization Information and Updates

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