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authorized attorneys and other legal representatives is required; entry of other
names and addresses is optional. By entry of these addresses into the system, the
CE is able to pull them into correspondence as needed.
2-0401-5 Status Changes
5. Status Changes. The Case Management System contains a pair of two-character
code fields for recording the status of the case file. Adjudication status codes are used to
record acceptances and denials of benefits, and case or pay status codes are used to track
the level of payments authorized on a case. CEs and claims supervisors have sole
responsibility for ensuring that these codes are kept accurate and current. Since office
performance is largely measured by the dates these codes are assigned and by the
proportion of cases in various statuses to total cases in the office, the integrity of code use
is extremely important.
2-0401-6 Definitions of Adjudication Status Codes
6. Definitions of Adjudication Status Codes. With the exception of noncontroverted
no-time-lost cases discussed in paragraph 8, the adjudication status code field may not be
filled until the initial acceptance or denial of the case by the responsible CE. Assignment of
any of the codes beginning with "D" should reflect a formal decision with appeal rights.
Eighteen (18) two-character adjudication status codes are available in the system. Brief
definitions are given below.
Acceptances
AM: Condition accepted as compensable. If open, entitlement to medical benefits only.
AL: Condition accepted and some period of disability supported by medical evidence.
Leave elected or used awaiting decision.
AC: Condition accepted as compensable; some period of entitlement to continue pay
accepted.
AD: Condition accepted as compensable; some period of entitlement to compensation is
or was accepted; not being placed on periodic roll.
AP: Condition accepted as compensable; is or was entitled to compensation on the
periodic roll.
AF: Death accepted as work-related; some beneficiary is or was entitled to benefits.
AT: Condition accepted as work-related but claimant entitled only to medical benefits.
AO: Case previously approved; no benefits payable. May be used to identify a case with
a third party credit being absorbed in conjunction with MC case status.
Denials—Any denial code prevents entry of payment data in the automated compensation
payment system.