State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  98-002

  DATE:
  January 14, 1998

  TO:
  Personnel Officers
  Personnel Transactions Supervisors
  Personnel Transactions Staff
  Return-to-Work/Claims Coordinators

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Benefits Division

  SUBJECT:
  Distribution of Temporary Disability Checks

  CONTACT:
  Jamie Meyers, Workers' Compensation Programs Administrator
  (916) 327-4024, CALNET 467-4024
  FAX: (916) 322-3769
  OFFICE VISION: DPA(JLMEYERS)
  INTERNET: JLMEYERS@SMTP.DPA.CA.GOV


  The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) recently
  penalized The State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF)
  $6,000 for a seven-day delay in the payment of one week
  ($260) of temporary disability (TD) benefits (WCAB No. MON
  176129).  Labor Code Section 4650 requires that payment of
  TD shall be made as due every two weeks.  Accordingly, to
  avoid unnecessary risk to the departments and SCIF,
  effective January 20, 1998, SCIF will issue TD checks
  directly to injured workers.
  
  SCIF will mail copies of the issued TD checks to the
  injured worker's department.  Departments should
  anticipate receiving these copies at the same time they
  previously received the TD checks and can calculate
  supplementation, etc., at that time.
  
  If you have questions in regards to this issue, please
  contact Jamie Meyers of the Workers' Compensation Program
  at (916) 327-4024.
  
  
  
  
  
  Kathie Vaughn, Chief
  Benefits Division