For cases not covered by a certified workplace medical plan, and where the employer, insurance company, or own-risk employer do not provide case management, case management may be granted by the Workers' Compensation Court on the request of any party, or when the Court determines that case management is appropriate. The Court shall appoint a case manager from a list of qualified case managers developed, maintained and periodically reviewed by the Court. The period of qualification shall be two years. Case managers may be qualified for successive two-year periods. Case managers serving as Court qualified case managers on the effective date of this act shall serve the remainder of their respective two-year qualification periods and may reapply for successive qualification periods. The reasonable and customary charges of a medical case manager appointed by the Court shall be borne by the employer or insurance carrier. The Court may order one change of case manager upon application of any party.

Added by Laws 2011, SB 878, c. 318, § 30.