Media Advisory: Mar. 19, 2010

BWC Board of Directors to Meet Next Friday at 8 a.m.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors will meet for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting from 8 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 26 in Room 3, Level 2 of the William Green Building, located at 30 W. Spring St., Columbus.

The Board’s committees will meet Thursday, March 25 on Level 2 of the William Green Building. The Audit Committee will meet from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in Room 3; the agenda includes an Executive Session to discuss pending litigation. The Investment Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Room 2; the Medical Services and Safety Committee will meet from 12 to 2 p.m. in Room 3; and the Actuarial Committee will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 2. The Investment and Actuarial Committee meetings may start earlier if the committee meetings preceding them adjourn earlier than scheduled. The Audit Committee will also hold an Executive Session in Room 3 following Friday’s regular Board meeting.

The planned agenda for the BWC Board of Directors meeting follows:

8 a.m. Call to order – Bill Lhota, Chair

Committee Reports

• Actuarial Committee, Chuck Bryan, committee chair

1. NCCI Classification Code Changes rule (possible waiver of second reading)

• Audit Committee, Ken Haffey, committee chair

1. Business survivorship rule

• Investment Committee, Bob Smith, committee chair

1. Second Annual Renewal Option of Mercer Consulting
2. Asset Allocations for Marine Industry and Public-Work Relief Funds

• Medical Services and Safety Committee, James Harris, committee chair

1. Drug Free Safety Program rule
2. Claim Procedures subsequent to allowance rule
3. Scheduled Loss Payment rule

Monthly Enterprise Report - Tracy Valentino, Chief, Fiscal & Planning Division
Legislative Update – Gregg Paul, Legislative Liaison
Administrator Briefing - Marsha P. Ryan, Administrator
Adjourn

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Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Board of Directors
Chairman William Lhota, SI Employers | Charles Bryan, Actuary | David Caldwell, Employee Organizations | Alison Falls, Investment & Securities | Thomas Pitts, Employees | Kenneth Haffey, CPA | James Harris, Employee Organizations | James Hummel, Large Employers | Jim Matesich, Small Employers | Larry Price, Public | Robert Smith, Investment & Securities