Workers' Compensation - Results Summary

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The mission of Workers' Compensation is to ensure the efficient, fair and predictable delivery of indemnity, medical and vocational rehabilitation benefits intended to enable workers to return to work at a reasonable cost to employers.

End Result A: All employers comply with AS 23.30, the Alaska Workers' Compensation Act

	There were 91 uninsured employers found in FY 09 exceeding the target of zero uninsured employers.
	There were 77 uninsured Injuries in FY 09; exceeding the target of zero uninsured injuries.

End Result B: Improved delivery of efficient, low cost and legal informal and formal dispute resolution

	The average wait time for a hearing was 158 days. The target of 90 days was not met due to a large influx of cases to the Division of Workers' Compensation.
	82% of written decisions were issued within 30 days. This missed the target by 18% for FY 09. However the average days to issuance of decisions and orders was 19, well within 30 days of record closure.
	At the end of FY09, 28 open cases were still on the docket, a decrease of 13 from FY08.

End Result C: More Alaskans Available for Jobs:

	In FY09, the number of claims filed with the Fishermen’s Fund totaled 698. For the year, there were 627 payments issued. The average time from receipt of a bill to bill payment was 28 days. This is approximately 1 week above the desired goal of 20 days, but a significant improvement from 42 days in FY08. The reason for the improvement was more consistent staffing.
	The target of 20% of injured workers' eligible for reemployment benefits completing a viable retraining plan was not met at 12.8%. Performance would have been higher but turnover of staff caused a vacancy which has now been filled.

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