SAWCA ACC 2015
2015 SAWCA All Committee Conference
Nov 17-20, 2015 The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, WV
Tuesday, November 17
Executive Committee Meeting 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Hayes Room
Executive Committee Reception & Dinner 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Crystal Room
(By Invitation Only) Sponsored By NCCI
Wednesday, November 18
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Eisenhower Foyer Sponsored By: ISO
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Eisenhower Foyer
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. General Session Eisenhower AB
How Long Does the Honeymoon Last?
A panel discussion of challenges that administrators face when new to leadership in state agencies regulating workers’ compensation.
Moderator: Abbie Hudgens, Tennessee
Panelists:
Beth Aldridge, Mississippi
Robert Gilliland, Oklahoma
Tom Hebson, Safety National
Frank McKay, Georgia
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break Eisenhower Foyer
Sponsored By: Concentra
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session - Special Committee Report From MIS Eisenhower AB
The Technological “Re-Tooling” Of State Workers’ Compensation Systems
An in-depth discussion of real world issues that arise as state workers’ compensation systems initiate whole-system upgrades to meet the increasing demands of a growing system while striving to maintain acceptable levels of service for all stakeholders.
Moderator: Larry White, Louisiana
Panelists:
Delece Brooks, Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Fran Davis, Kentucky Department of Workers’ Claims
Roger Williams, Virginia WCC
Matt Bryant, WorkCompStrategies
Christine Dicken, Business Process Lead, SLI Global Solutions
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your Own
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Committee Breakouts
(All Attendees Invited / Encouraged To Participate In The Committee Meetings)
Self Insurance & Insurance Committee Eisenhower B Public Entity Market Issues – Special Guest Scott Richbourg, Build America Mutual
A discussion highlighting the evaluation process for Public Entity financials along with guidelines on approaching incremental suggestions and solutions to current regulations.
Securing Adequate Security Once The SI Employer Begins Experiencing Difficulties
The best time is during the “honeymoon”…when the employer first becomes self-insured…but often that is not possible…so by the time the need for full security arises the opportunity has disappeared…What is a regulator to do?
Adjudication Committee Combined With Eisenhower C
Administration & Procedure Committee
An interactive discussion of the interplay between stakeholders and the workers’ compensation system
To address that broad topic we will focus on the relationship between the agencies and the stakeholders from the prospective of the state agencies as well as from all of the stakeholders.
Moderator: C. Wade McGuffey, Jr., Esq.
Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP
Panelists:
Connie Chandler, UPS
Brandi Garrity, Summit Holdings
Roger Williams, Virginia
Elizabeth Gobeil, Georgia
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break Eisenhower Foyer
Sponsored By: Trean Corp.
5:00 p.m. “Bunker” Tours, With The Greenbrier’s Historian Available For Questions
Departing From The Trellis Lobby / Ending at the Culinary Arts Center
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. President’s Reception, in the “Bunker” Culinary Arts Center
Sponsored By: HealthSmart Casualty Claims Solutions, American Mining Insurance Group
WCI – Workers’ Compensation Institute, NeuroInternational, Equian, U.S. HealthWorks & CapTech
Thursday, November 19
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Eisenhower Foyer
Sponsored By: ISO
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Eisenhower Foyer
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Session Eisenhower AB
Hosted by the Claims Administration Committee
This will be a discussion of apportionment (and contribution), an issue that is arising in various states. The statutory parameters are defining what payments must be made to or for recovering workers. This leads to disagreements between multiple employer/carriers, and may impact the worker.
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break Eisenhower Foyer
Sponsored By: Concentra
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Convention Lunch Cameo Room
Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Mitch Barnhart, Athletics Director, University of Kentucky
Sponsored By: Helios
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. General Session Panel Discussion: Eisenhower AB
Paul Sighinolfi moderates a panel discussion focused on the recent Supreme Court decision from Pennsylvania… Protz v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District) regarding the constitutionality of the most recent AMA Guides with potential national implications for workers’ compensation.
Panelists:
William Taylor, PA Compensation Rating Bureau
Vince Quatrini, Managing Partner, Quatrini Rafferty, P.C.
Ken Eichler, ODG WorkLossData Institute
Karl Aumann, Chair, Maryland WCC
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break Eisenhower Foyer
Sponsored By: Trean Corp.
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Keynote Presentation Eisenhower AB
Guest Speaker: Albert J. Osbahr, III, MD
Albert J. Osbahr, III, MD, is a Member of the Board of Trustees with the American Medical Association and the current medical director of occupational health services at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., a position he has held since 2004. Previously he served as occupational health director for 14 years at Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, N.C. He is a past president of the North Carolina Medical Society (2008–2009) and a past member of its Industrial Commission Liaison Committee and Hospital Medical Staff Committee.
(Presented by the Medical Rehabilitation Committee…Lucretia Johnson, Chair / Betty Reid, Vice-Chair)
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Medical Rehabilitation Committee Eisenhower C
A Continuation of the Medical Discussion From the Preceding General Session, including an open dialogue with experts Pat Merrill, Health Management Resources and Rosalie Faris, OMCA regarding the lack of qualified specialty physicians available and willing to evaluate injured workers and suggestions on how to recruit them.
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Coffee Cordials & Confections Victorian Writing Room & Sponsored By: UBS Financial Services Lobby Bar
Friday, November 20
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Friday’s “Farewell” Grits Breakfast Eisenhower AB
Sponsored By: ISO
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. General Session Eisenhower AB
Judicial Update… Robert L. Swisher, Chief Administrative Law Judge for Commonwealth of Kentucky will discuss a recent KY Supreme Court decision that has implications for a significant change / extension of the statute of limitations on both injuries and occupational diseases.
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. General Session Eisenhower AB
Things that make me go Hmmm? With Bob Wilson, WorkersCompensation.com
Workers’ compensation corporate humorist Bob Wilson conducts his version of a “show cause hearing” when our panel of distinguished regulators and an industry professional takes the stand and responds to those subjects that have caused Bob to go “Hmmm.” This will be a free-flowing discussion with audience participation welcomed and expected.
Panelists:
Frank McKay, Chairman, Georgia
Dwight Lovan, Commissioner, Kentucky
Rachel Bayless, General Counsel, New Mexico
Tom Glasson, State Relations Officer, AIG
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Final Wrap Up and Adjournment Eisenhower AB
