Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC)
About
Background
The Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC) was formed by the Washington State Legislature in 2007. Chapter 51.36 RCW authorizes the IIMAC to:
“Advise the department on matters related to the provision of safe, effective, and cost-effective treatments for injured workers, including but not limited to the development of practice guidelines and coverage criteria, review of coverage decisions and technology assessments, review of medical programs, and review of rules pertaining to health care issues.”
Membership
The Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC) has 14 members. Members are nominated by statewide clinical groups, specialty societies, and/or associations and are appointed by the Director of Labor & Industries. The current IIMAC members are:
| Ruth M. Bishop, DO | Karen L. Nilson, MD |
| Gregory T. Carter, MD MS | Janet E. Ploss, MD |
| Dianna Chamblin, MD (Chair) | Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD |
| Andrew Friedman, MD (Vice Chair) | David J. Tauben, MD |
| Kirk T. Harmon, MD | G. Robert Waring, MD |
| Christopher R. Howe, MD | Gerald N. Yorioka, MD |
| Robert G. R. Lang, MD | J. Greg Zoltani, MD |
RCW's, WAC's, and Bylaws
Meetings
IIMAC meeting agendas and minutes are posted here. Meetings are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (RCW 42.30).
Meeting notices and locations are published in the Washington State Register and are repeated here:
| Regular Meetings | Dates | Time | Location |
| Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee Meeting | 1-24-2013, |
1-5 p.m. | SeaTac Airport; Port of Seattle-Beijing Conf. Room |
| Past IIMAC Meetings | |
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| Date: | Materials: |
| April 25, 2013 |
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| January 24, 2013 |
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| October 25, 2012 |
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| April 26, 2012 |
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| January 26, 2012 | |
| October 27, 2011 |
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| September 22, 2011 | |
Public Comment
Information on Process
Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC) meetings are subject to the Open Public Meetings Act (RCW 42.30) and members of the public are invited to attend. Advance notice of attendance is not required.
Oral Comments:
Interested persons who wish to give oral comments must sign in at the meetings and give their name, who they represent, and contact information. If they wish to give a presentation, they must notify the Department in advance and provide an electronic copy.
Written comments:
Draft work products will be posted on the IIMAC web pages in advance of IIMAC meetings for review by interested parties. Written comments received prior to IIMAC meetings will be made available to the committee.
Drafts for Public Comment
- None available at this time...
Responses to Public Comment
- None available at this time...
Submit Public Comment
| Send written comments using one of the following: | ||
| By mail: | By fax: | By electronic mail: |
| Teresa Cooper, MN, MPH, RN Occupational Nurse Consultant Office of the Medical Director P.O. Box 44321 Olympia, WA 98504-4315 |
Teresa Cooper, MN, MPH, RN Occupational Nurse Consultant 360-902-6315 (Comments submitted by fax must be 10 pages or less.) |
360-902-5762 Email Teresa.Cooper@Lni.wa.gov |
Guidelines and Coverage Criteria
Coverage Criteria and Health Technology Assessments
Coverage Policy and Recommended Guidelines for Electrodiagnostic Testing (200 KB DOC).
Medical Treatment Guidelines
Work-Related Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment (204 KB PDF). (Effective October 1, 2010)- Work-Related Radial Nerve Entrapment: Diagnosis and Treatment (152 KB PDF). (Effective April 1, 2010)
- Work-Related Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow (UNE) Diagnosis and Treatment (167 KB PDF). (Effective January 1, 2010)
- Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) (112 KB PDF). (Effective August 1, 2009)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Guideline(267 KB PDF).
- Proximal Median Nerve Entrapment (PMNE) (150 KB PDF). (Effective August 1, 2009)
Contact Information
| Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee | |
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| Teresa Cooper Office of the Medical Director |
360-902-5762 Email Teresa.Cooper@lni.wa.gov |
