Unit 2 KEY abbreviations Flashcards
AME
Agreed Medical Evaluator
C and R
Compromise and Release
ERISA
Employee retirement income security act
FECA
Federal Employees compensation Act
IME
Independent Medical Evaluator
LHWCA
Long shore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OWCP
Office workers compensation program
P and S
Permanent and Stationary
PD
Permanent Disability
QME
Qualified medical evaluator
ROM
Range of Motion
SIF
Subsequent-injury fund
TD
Temporary Disability
WCAB
Workers Compensation Appeals Board
WP
Waiting Period
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome
CE
Consultative examiner
COLA
Cost of living adjustments
CSRS
Civil Service Retirement System
DDS
Disability Determination Services
FERS
Federal Employees Retirement System
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency virus
OASDI
Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance