The Division of Workers Compensation (KDWC) within the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) is charged with acquiring health service utilization data reflecting the experience of its workers compensation clients. As a cooperative effort among agencies, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the KDWC will share information resources and standards in collecting this data. Authority for collection of this data resides with the workers compensation statutory requirements (K.S.A. 44-557a). The workers compensation data will be collected through the same process as required by the Kansas Insurance Commissioner's statistical plan (K.S.A. 40-2251) for accident and health experience. Data will be provided to the Division of Workers Compensation for ongoing refinement and revision of the medical fee schedule as required by K.S.A. 44-510i.

Data reporting will be required of insurers that provide workers compensation insurance in Kansas. The Kansas Workers Compensation Insurance Information System (WCIIS) standard, developed by the Center for Health and Environmental Statistics (CHES) / Office of Health Assessment (OHA) for data reporting and processing, will be employed. OHA staff will provide guidance for program development and data preparation as the claim level database is created. KDHE analytical staff will review submitted data for quality assurance, and provide feedback to submitting companies. Confidentiality will be ensured as outlined in Section IV of this WCIIS Technical Manual.

Kansas Workers Compensation Insurance Information System (KWCIIS) Technical Manual - 2002, 1st Ed (.pdf)