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December 2020 Notices     Go back to Notices
We are closed Thursday & Friday, December 24-25th in observance of Christmas Eve/Day and Friday, January 1st, 2021 in observance of New Year's Day.
All in-person hearings scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 2020 are canceled due to inclement weather (Abingdon, Baltimore City, Beltsville, Frederick, LaPlata). Video hearings proceed as scheduled.
21 Calendar Year 2021 Medical Fee Guide(MFG) content is posting to our MFG Info page.
14 When a Request for Continuance of Hearing form is filed for a scheduled VRH, the filing party must include in the Justification section of the Request for Continuance, a statement that the parties agree to the hearing being reset as a VRH. If this verbiage is not included, the hearing will be reset in the normal course as an in-person hearing.
  Updated procedures for video hearings, submitting Exhibits, Claimant's Consent and Claimant's Affidavit online are posted at this link:  Instructions for Video Hearings, Exhibit Submissions and COVID-19 Courtroom Protocols.
  Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, we announce that the Commissioners will telephonically hold the Commission meeting scheduled for December 17, 2020 starting at 9:30 am. If you would like to observe the meeting, please dial 1-443-961-6421 and at the prompt, enter 604276234 plus the pound sign. If you plan to attend this meeting, please send an email to Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us.  If you are a guest on the call, please do not announce yourself; ESPECIALLY if you enter after 9:30 am.
7 Pursuant to Open Meeting requirements, we announce that the Commissioners will telephonically hold the Commission meeting scheduled for December 10, 2020 starting at 9:30 am. If you would like to observe the meeting, please dial 978-990-5027 and at the prompt, enter 6843748 plus the pound sign. If you plan to attend this meeting, please send an email to Openmeeting@wcc.state.md.us. If you are a guest on the call, please do not announce yourself; ESPECIALLY if you enter after 9:30 am. For information to improve sound quality, please read the tips on the following link: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/press-center/managing-sound-quality
2 The MAXIMUM RATE OF BENEFITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021 (PDF) is posted to our Compensation Rates page.
1 Calendar Year 2021 Maryland Specific Conversion Factor (MSCF) / Percentage Multiplier information is posted to the Medical Fee Guide Info page.