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MEMORANDUM NO. 2025-02
Fee Increase for Late Cancellations/ No Shows of Commission Medical Exams (CMEs) - Effective July 7, 2025
| TO: | WCC Administrative Law Judges, District Administrators, Advisory Board Members, Legal Advisory Panel, Medical Advisory Panel, Medical Practitioners, Insurance Carriers, Self-Insureds, Medical Care Plans, Claimants, Attorneys and Unions. |
| FROM: | Stephen M. Morelli, Chairperson |
| DATE: | July 3, 2025 |
| RE: | Fee Increase for Late Cancellations/ No Shows of Commission Medical Exams (CMEs) - Effective July 7, 2025 |
Effective July 7, 2025, where a claimant cancels a scheduled Commission Medical Examination less than two business days prior to the date of the examination, the Commission recommends that the physician’s office limits the cancellation fee to $300.00. There shall be no cancellation fee assessed for CMEs cancelled more than two business days prior to the exam. Where a claimant fails to attend a Commission Medical Examination and does not call or otherwise alert the physician’s office prior to the appointment time, the Commission recommends that the physician’s office limit the no show fee to $450.00.
In either situation, when determining responsibility for the payment of the late cancellation or no-show fee, the parties and the administrative law judge should implement a fault-based approach that takes into account the circumstances surrounding the claimant’s failure to attend the examination.