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Black Lung Benefits ACT - Standards for Chest Radiographs (Us Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (Wcpo) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Black Lung Benefits Act - Standards for Chest Radiographs (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



Physicians and adjudicators use chest radiographs (X-rays) as a tool in evaluating whether a coal miner suffers from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease). Accordingly, the Department's regulations implementing the Black Lung Benefits Act allow the submission of radiographs in connection with benefit claims and set out quality standards for their performance. These standards are currently limited to film radiographs. In recent years, many medical facilities have phased out film radiography in favor of digital radiography. This direct final rule updates the existing film-radiograph standards and provides parallel standards for digital radiographs. This rule also updates outdated terminology and removes certain obsolete provisions.



This ebook contains:

- The complete text of the Black Lung Benefits Act - Standards for Chest Radiographs (US Workers Compensation Programs Office Regulation) (WCPO) (2018 Edition)

- A dynamic table of content linking to each section

- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure