Work Group 16 Property and Casualty/Workers" Compensation will ascertain, monitor and analyze regulatory requirements to develop correlating fields to be supported in the Telecommunication Standard format; evaluate, and maintain a Property and Casualty/Workers’ Compensation standard paper claim form; proactively promote and educate pharmacy industry stakeholders and regulatory policy makers on the form and format standards found in Property and Casualty/Workers’ Compensation (including but not limited to uniform billing, state reporting policies and the overall delivery of pharmacy services/care).

1. Promote NCPDP membership attendance and active participation in work group meetings.
2. Promote open and active participation by Work Group members in educating policy makers on issues pertinent to the delivery of pharmacy care/services for Workers’ Compensation/Property and Casualty patients.
3. Develop electronic claim solutions for current and future needs, within the Workers’ Compensation/Property and Casualty industries, not addressed in the NCPDP Telecommunication Standard Implementation Guide.
4. Promote a national standard for pharmacy billing and reporting to Property and Casualty/Workers’ Compensation policy makers and stakeholders.
5. Seek and promote solutions between stakeholders that may currently lack visibility and/or understanding about the pharmacy fulfillment and billing processes as it pertains to Workers’ Compensation/Property and Casualty.
6. Modify the existing WC/PC Universal Claim Form and Reference Guide and NCPDP electronic standards (formats), as needed, for the Workers’ Compensation/Property and Casualty industries.
7. Review and analyze current NCPDP standards which impact the Workers’ Compensation/Property and Casualty industries and develop action plans or modify NCPDP formats to meet the needs of the Workers’ Compensation/Property and Casualty industries.
8. Collaborate with other NCPDP work groups as needed.
9. Monitor the task groups to ensure they are on track to complete their work. If appropriate, close task groups that have completed their work.
10. Support the MC Education Legislation-and Regulation Task Group when new legislation is being introduced regarding issues relevant to the work group.