Section 7-133. CLAIMANT AND ATTORNEY ACCESS TO PROGRAM CLAIMS FILES

 

133.1 A claimant and his or her attorney shall have access to the Program's file pertaining to his or her claim. The Program's files pertaining to Public Sector Workers’ Compensation are District of Columbia property.

 

133.2A claimant and his or her attorney may contact the Program to request an appointment to review the Program's file and make one (1) copy of the documents. The Program shall schedule an appointment to be held at a mutually convenient time within five (5) business days of receiving the employee's request.

 

133.3The Program shall provide the claimant with one (1) set of copies of the documents in the file without charge.  If the employee makes more than one (1) request for a copy of any document in the file within one (1) year, the Program may charge the claimant for the cost of making the copies, pursuant to the fee schedule set under chapter 1 of title 4 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

authority

Chief Risk Officer of the Office of Risk Management (ORM), Executive Office of the Mayor, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 2344 of the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.44 (2012 Supp.)); section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003 for the Office of Risk Management, effective December 15, 2003; and Mayor’s Order 2004-198, effective December 14, 2004

source

Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8805 (July 27, 2012).