In Erie County we are Individual Retro. We believe in wage continuation. The Commissioners' Personnel Policy Manual says Wage Continuation will be offered to eligible employees (those meeting BWC eligibility requirements). The employee may elect wage continuation or not, but it is generally offered for at most 4 weeks (two weeks initially, renewable up to four weeks). In practical terms, cases would be judged individually as it would be financially advantageous to pay a few more days to avoid a "lost time" reserve on the claim. Elected officials may or may not choose to follow the recommendations of HR staff as they would be the ones to sign a C-55 (the document to authorize wage continuation). Generally we consult with our TPA about when and how long we will recommend wage continuation, but the elected official has the final say and they pay their own share of the BWC premium based on their allocated costs. David W. Miller, MA HHA Erie County Loss Control Coordinator 2900 Columbus Ave, Suite 210 Sandusky, OH 44840 (419) 627-7678 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or Protected Health Information (PHI) which is personal information about an individual's health care. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution or transmission of the PHI without the individual's consent is strictly prohibited and may subject you to penalties under federal and state law. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments. From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Noble, Michelle Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 5:18 PM To: CORSA Broadcast Ema (corsa-broadcast@corsa.org) Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] FW: Workers' Compensation/Salary Continuation Good Afternoon, Happy Monday! If you have a minute, we would appreciate knowing your practice for workers' compensation regarding salary continuation. Does your county use salary continuation? If so, what is the maximum amount of time an injured worker can receive salary continuation? If any, what other parameters are tied to the use of salary continuation (injured worker must use doctors from a provider panel, etc.)? What type of premium do you pay, i.e. individual retro, group retro, etc.? Thank you in advance for your answers. Have a great week! Michelle Michelle R. Noble Director, Clark County Personnel 50 E. Columbia St., PO Box 357 Springfield, OH 45501 937-521-2008