§ 852.9 - What materials must a Physician Panel review prior to making a determination?

The Physician Panel must review all records relating to the application that are provided by the Program Office, including but not limited to:

(a) Medical records;

(b) Employment records;

(c) Exposure records;

(d) Occupational history;

(e) Workers' compensation records;

(f) Medical literature or reports;

(g) Any other records or evidence pertaining to the applicant's request for assistance;

(h) A medical examiner's report, coroner's report, or death certificate for any application submitted by an estate or survivor of a deceased worker; and

(i) Information submitted as a part of such a claim or developed by the Department of Labor (DOL) or by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the course of processing a claim for the applicant, including, where applicable, estimates of an applicant's cumulative radiation dose and the calculated probability that this dose was responsible for a cancer that is the subject of the claim, for any application submitted by an applicant also applying to DOL for benefits available under the Act.