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(b) If the refusal is not found to be reasonable or justified (or the claimant does
not respond within the 30-day period), a formal decision terminating entitlement to
both COP and compensation is to be issued. Termination of entitlement is effective
the date the agency terminated COP rather than the date of the formal decision.
The date of the agency's termination of COP should be the date the job was available
to the employee.
(3) If the employing agency has terminated COP based on the employee's refusal of an
offer of suitable work but the written job offer (including the description and physical
requirements of the job) is not received prior to or with Form CA-7, compensation should be
initiated as claimed. Once initiated, compensation should continue, as appropriate, until a
final determination is made concerning the refusal of the offered work.
(4) If it is determined subsequently that the refusal was not reasonable, a formal
decision should be issued which denies COP as of the date the agency terminated pay (since
the agency's action was proper) and terminates the employee's entitlement to
compensation as of the beginning date of the next periodic roll cycle.
If payment was made on the daily roll, the date of termination should be the date of the employee's
refusal (or, if the employee did not respond, the end of the 30-day period allowed for response),
provided compensation has not been paid beyond that date. If compensation has been paid beyond that
date, it should be terminated as of the end of the last period for which payment was made.
2-0807-17 Timely Payment of Compensation
17. Timely Payment of Compensation. In order to ensure that claimants are not without income during
the period immediately following payment of continuation of pay, the CE must advise claimants and
employing agencies promptly of actions needed to claim compensation and process any claims on file.
a. Notification of Employee. When a traumatic injury case is accepted, the CE may notify the
claimant of the acceptance, with a copy to the agency. Such notification must be provided in all
cases in which the employing agency has controverted the claim and should include an explanation
(see paragraph 10.c above). Notification need not be provided in the following situations:
(1) The claim for compensation is received prior to acceptance of the case.
(2) No time has been lost beyond the date of injury.
(3) Form CA-1 shows that the claimant returned to duty prior to the expiration of the COP
period.
(4) The medical evidence clearly establishes that the employee will return to work before the
45th day.
The claimant is primarily responsible for submitting medical evidence and claims for compensation.
The Office is not obligated to continue paying compensation where no further claim is made and no
medical evidence demonstrating continued disability appears in file.
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