WorkCompAcademy News - February 11, 2013

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County Jail Inmate is Not an Employee While Working in Kitchen. Physician and Owner of Oceanside Medical Supply Plead Guilty in Fraud Case. NICB Report Says DME Fraud As High as $5 Billion/Year. Hemet Pool Contractor Faces 16 Years In Fraud Case. DWC Sets Public Hearings for SDJB and Interpreter Regulations. CWCI Report Says Compound Drug Costs Still Out of Control Despite Recent Legislation. Employers Must Post Annual Work-Related Injury and Illness Summary. Council Report Says Workers' Compensation Market in "Distress." CHSWC 2012 Annual Report Looks at Integrating Comp and Group Health Care. DWC Announces Recipients of the Carrie Nevans Community Service Award.