New Nature of Injury Code for Adverse Reaction to Vaccination

 A new Nature of Injury Code (DN0035) — 38 for “Adverse reaction to a vaccination or inoculation” was approved recently by the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Organizations (WCIO) and recommended by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC).

The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court (NWCC) will be ready to accept the new code effective March 8, 2021, in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat § 48-144 and Workers’ Comp. Ct. R. of Proc. 29 and 30. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) requirement tables updated with the new codes constitute the form and manner and include the content prescribed and approved by the NWCC court administrator.

For more information, please visit our EDI website (https://nwccedi.info/news).

Employer Coverage Search Application Online

 The Employer Coverage Search Application is back online (https://inet.wcc.ne.gov/apps/npoc/).

2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports for Nebraska

The 2019 Nebraska Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses and Nebraska Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries are now available (https://www.wcc.ne.gov/resources/court-forms-and-publications/bureau-of-labor-statistics-reports).

UPDATE: Employer Coverage Search Application

UPDATE: The Employer Coverage Search Application is back online (https://inet.wcc.ne.gov/apps/npoc/).

Correction: Decisions and Orders Search Application

Correction: The Decisions and Orders Search Application is currently ONLINE.

Rules of Procedure, Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court

The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court’s revised Rules of Procedure are now available (https://www.wcc.ne.gov/resources/court-forms-and-publications/rules-of-procedure). Amendments to Rules 2, 3, 11, 26, 37, 42, 43, 47, and Addendum 2 were adopted at a public meeting on December 17, 2020. Non-adjudicatory Rules 26, 37, 42, 43, 47, and Addendum 2 became effective December 17, 2020. Adopted amendments to adjudicatory Rules 2, 3, 11 became effective January 20, 2021 following review and approval by the Nebraska Supreme Court.