It will automatically be available on December 13. Users will need to perform a successful case search before the eForm button appears.

No, you must submit electronically starting on December 13, 2024. After this date, the Board will not accept or act on any paper RFA-1LC forms submitted by attorneys/representatives.

Yes. We encourage firms that have an interest in pursuing our XML options to visit the RFA-1LC eForm page. Testing for both the API and the sFTP file-based options will continue to be available after December 13.

Yes, you can download or print a PDF of the completed eForm. Submitted eForms are placed in the case folder and can be viewed from the eForms landing page using the Submission ID hyperlink. The hyperlink will open the PDF.

A copy of the completed RFA-1LC eForm is not automatically sent to the required parties. It is the responsibility of the claimant's legal counsel to download and print the completed eForms and serve all parties the RFA-1LC and any uploaded documents following the same methods currently being used to serve all parties.

No, once the RFA-1LC is submitted, no other changes can be made. However, the form can be saved and edited as a work in progress before submission.

You cannot cancel the RFA once it's been submitted, but you can send attorney correspondence to the Board and parties of interest stating that you withdraw the RFA-1LC that was filed.

No, submit the documentation with attorney correspondence if you need to reference additional documentation in relation to the RFA-1LC.

Use the Required Document Matrix file from the Requirements and examples section above to assist you in determining if supporting documentation will be needed (referenced or uploaded).

There can only be one draft per WCB case number. Only one person can work in a WCB case number at a time. One user can start an eForm, save a draft, and another user can resume that draft and save or submit it.

If an attorney fee is being requested in relation to the issue raised on the RFA-1LC, select the option "Attorney or Licensed Representative fee requested" under the Additional Proposed Findings step and upload/reference your Application for Fee by Claimant's Attorney or Licensed Representative (Form OC-400.1) with the eForm submission.

As a reminder, per our Efficiency Enhancements GovDelivery , do not use eCase Upload to submit your OC-400.1 after the hearing is closed. OC-400.1 form submissions trigger automatic Board action without additional correspondence but will not do so if instantly uploaded after the hearing has closed.

OC-400.1 follow-up may be requested by submitting an online claims inquiry and selecting "Request Board action on case documents."

No, do not file an RFA-1LC. The Section 32 agreement or stipulation creates a work item for the examiner to review. If these actions do not automatically happen within 30 days, you can submit an online claims inquiry.

Under the Medical Category, select "Prior Authorization Request (PAR) was denied or granted in part by the Medical Director's Office (MDO)." You will be required to reference the appropriate PAR(s). Do not upload PAR(s) on the Supporting Documentation step.

EC-81.7 forms are triggered by the Doctor's Report of MMI/Permanent Impairment (Form C-4.3). The attorney should NOT file an RFA-1LC to request an EC-81.7; no action is needed.

If the C-4.3 is mislabeled in eCase (e.g., CMS-1500 or MED-NARR) or if an EC-81.7 is not filed within 30 days, follow-up may be requested by submitting an online claims inquiry and selecting "Request Board action on case documents."

An RFA-1LC is not required to request a hearing for facial disfigurement. Examiner action will be triggered by the C-4.3 which should include an attached narrative. See section 11.3, page 63 of the 2018 Workers' Compensation Guidelines for Determining Impairment , which requires the physician to document facial disfigurement.

Follow-up may be requested by submitting an online claims inquiry and selecting "Request Board action on case documents."

Attorney correspondence can be submitted if an in-person hearing is requested for facial disfigurement.

You should NOT file an RFA-1LC for permanency depositions. For schedule loss of use, depositions will be directed automatically by Proposed Decision without any action required by the parties. Likewise, a C-4.3 noting non-schedulable injuries will automatically generate a hearing without the need for an RFA-1LC. If these actions do not happen within 30 days, you can submit an online claims inquiry. Do not file an RFA-1LC.

For other topics where cross-examination is desired, select the appropriate request reason related to the joined issue on the RFA-1LC and indicate in the additional information field that you are requesting depositions/testimony. If the request reason is not on RFA-1LC, submit attorney correspondence.

In schedule loss of use cases or where a judge has continued a case for a hearing or Reserved Decision, there should be follow-up action already scheduled by the Board. No RFA-1LC is necessary.

For other topics where the Board has directed the parties to follow-up, do one of the following:

• Submit an online claims inquiry and select "Request Board action on case documents."
• Select the appropriate request reason related to the joined issue on the RFA-1LC and indicate in the additional information field that you are requesting depositions/testimony.
• If the request reason is not on RFA-1LC, then submit attorney correspondence.

First, consider whether the Board needs a request on that topic. For example, any of the following will trigger Claims action without the need for an RFA-1LC or attorney correspondence: Section 32 waiver agreement, Stipulation (Form C-300.5), Agreed Upon Proposed Decision Findings (Form C-312.5), and Doctor's Report of Permanent Impairment (Form C-4.3). Sending unnecessary requests will cause delays.

For issues that do not result in an automated Board action, the attorney may submit attorney correspondence.

The free text option is within the Request Details step (if available for that request reason).

On the RFA-1LC eForm, select the appropriate request reason. Documents can be selected from the case file or uploaded from the user's device within that request reason.

If the claimant alleges they have reattached to the labor market and payments should resume, then select request reason "Claimant is not working and not receiving payments," upload the attachment evidence, and write "Claimant has reattached to the labor market" in the Additional Information Related to This Reason free text field.

If required, status on a previously submitted RFA-1LC may be checked by submitting an online claims inquiry and selecting "Request for Further Action (Form RFA-1LC) status." Please give the Board at least 30 days before submitting an inquiry.

If there is a direction in the WCB Board Panel decision to have a hearing, the case will be scheduled automatically; no RFA-1LC is needed. Follow-up may be requested by submitting an online claims inquiry and selecting "Request Board action on case documents."

If there isn't a direction for further hearings, then select a reason on the RFA-1LC eForm that needs to be addressed or submit attorney correspondence.

Notify the claim administrator of the change and copy the Board. If there isn't a claim administrator on file, send the information to the Board.

If an interpreter is needed for a hearing, ensure an Employee Claim (Form C-3) is filed indicating that an interpreter is required. More information is also available in the Claimant Information Packet.