2002 Annual Report
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Montana's Workers' Compensation System
| Declaration of Public Policy |
3 |
| Insurance - Who's Covered, Who's Not |
4 |
| Life of a Claim |
5 |
| How is Montana's Workers' Compensation System Administered |
7 |
| Montana Workers' Compensation Market |
9 |
| Significant Court Cases From 2001 |
11 |
| Recent Important Supreme Court Decisions on Workers' Compenstation & Occupational Disease |
16 |
Claims Statistics
| Comparison of Claims by Plan Type |
27 |
| Injured Worker Characteristics |
28 |
| Insurer Denial of Claims |
34 |
Benefits
| Total Benefits |
37 |
| Benefit Report Data on Closed Claims |
39 |
| Settlement Dollars |
41 |
| Settlement Attorney Fees |
42 |
| Rehabilitation |
43 |
| Industrial Accident Rehabilitation Trust Fund |
44 |
Dispute Resolution
| Occupational Disease Evaluations |
47 |
| Mediation |
48 |
| Contested Case Hearings |
50 |
| Workers' Compensation Court |
51 |
Department Administered Programs
| Organizational Chart |
55 |
| Regulatory Costs |
56 |
| Subsequent Injury Fund |
57 |
| Uninsured Employers Fund |
58 |
| Occupational Safety & Health |
60 |
| Independent Contractor Exemptions |
62 |
| Professional Employer Organizations |
64 |
Appendices
| Definitions |
69 |
| Methodology |
74 |
| Data Sources |
75 |
| Future Annual Reports |
76 |
| Internet Site |
76 |
| Special Studies Available |
76 |
