SUBJECT:

New Workers' Compensation Procedures

As of January 1, 1998, new simplified procedures will be in effect when a
work-related injury occurs:

* The injured employee is now responsible for reporting the injury directly
to the Workers' Compensation Office to receive prompt benefits. The
injured employee is still required to advise their supervisor of their
work-related injury and to keep the department apprised of their status.

* Supervisors are no longer responsible for providing or processing claim
forms. The Workers' Compensation Office will provide the claim form to
injured employees and will be responsible for completing the employer's
section of the form.

* Supervisors should advise their injured employees to seek medical
treatment. If the injured employee is incapacitated by the injury and
cannot report the injury directly, the supervisor is responsible for
reporting the injury to the Workers' Compensation Office.

* The Workers' Compensation Office will provide a copy of the injury report
to the supervisor. The supervisor should report to the Workers'
Compensation Office any change in the injured employee's status. (Absences,
modified work, etc.)

The new procedures are intended to simplify the current process and ensure
that all injured workers are sent a claim form within one working day of
reporting the injury. Departments will no longer be required to purchase
claim forms through the UCSD Storehouse.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE UCSD WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM,
PLEASE CONTACT THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION OFFICE: Susan Johnston at
534-0136 or Patricia Lawson at 534-4785.

Martha M. Mc Dougall Director, EH&S Van Jahnes-Smith Risk Manager