Preparing for Deposition for Workers' Compensation Cases

Reviewed by KW Life Care Planning Editorial Team · Last updated

Workers' compensation deposition prep focuses on fee-schedule pricing, the limit to accepted injury-related care, and the reconciliation of the plan with any Medicare set-aside allocation.

Checklist

  1. Confirm the fee schedule version and how each item was priced
  2. Review the relatedness of each item to the accepted injury
  3. Prepare on any disputed or denied body parts
  4. Reconcile the plan with the set-aside allocation if one was prepared

Questions to ask the expert

Timeline

1-2 preparation sessions.

Required documents

Common pitfalls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a workers' compensation plan deposed like a civil plan?

The format varies by state, but the substance is the same: the clinical basis for each item and the pricing source.

References

  1. U.S. DOL OWCP

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