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WHEREAS, The mission of the Risk Management Division of the Finance Department is to reduce the financial impact of claims, lawsuits, and employee injuries to the City; to reduce the corresponding frequency and severity of these events through the application of professional risk management techniques; and to provide a safe environment for employees to work and the public to enjoy; and
WHEREAS, The Risk Management Division has contracts with qualified Third Party Administrators to provide all medical health care and claims and litigation management services for employees who sustain service connected injuries; and
WHEREAS, Accessible and quality treatment is imperative for workers who are injured on the job and require rehabilitative services; and
WHEREAS, The Risk Management Division must maintain clear lines of communication with contracted Third Party Administrators to ensure that health and rehabilitative services remain available for City workers; and
WHEREAS, Recently, many of these firms have been removed as providers with no warning or explanation from Risk Management as to why they were terminated despite continued requests for an explanation; and
WHEREAS, Many of these firms have been longstanding providers of health and rehabilitative services to City workers; and
WHEREAS, There is a concern as to the lack of transparency in the termination process and replacement of terminated firms with new providers; now, therefore, be it
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That authority be given to the Committee on Legislative Oversight to hold public hearings to investigate how the Risk Management Division of the Finance Department manages its relationships with Third Party Administrators who provide services for City employees who are injured on the job.
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