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Quality Assurance Review of B Readers’ Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program
February 2016
NIOSH Docket Number 289, CDC-2016-0020
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of final procedures pertaining to classifications referred to the NIOSH Respiratory Health Division (RHD) by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, for quality assurance review and corrective measures. The final procedures document, entitled, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B Readers’ Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program, is available below and on the NIOSH website.
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- Federal Register Notice: Notice of issuance of final document
- Federal Register Notice: Federal Register Notice
Background Information:
- Final: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B Readers’ Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program [PDF – 76K] (June 2016)
- draft National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Quality Assurance Review of B Readers’ Classifications Submitted in the Department of Labor (DOL) Black Lung Benefits Program (February 2016)
- The Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) and the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) establishing a B reader quality assurance program (September 2015)