Medi-Cal is administered by this state department, which is a department of the California State Human Relations Agency.
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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)
See: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS or HHS) .
Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA)
In workers’ compensation, a state body that administers the workers’ compensation system and provides prompt and fair compensation to victims of occupational injuries and illness and sees that medical treatment to injured workers is provided in a timely manner while balancing the needs of employers to contain workers’ compensation insurance costs. DIA also provides dispute resolution of workers’ compensation cases through due process and adjudication. In some states, this is called Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) .
Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
See: Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) .
Department of Insurance (DOI)
See: state insurance commission .
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Government body that investigates and prosecutes health insurance fraud and abuse.
Department of Labor (DOL)
Cabinet-level department of the Executive Branch that administers the Black Lung health and disability program for coal miners.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Government department that administers and manages programs for veterans of the armed services; formerly known as the Veterans Administration .
Department, The
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Dependant
1. A person financially dependent on a pension scheme member (or pensioner) but the term is defined precisely in the scheme rules. The IR automatically regards spouses and children as dependants as the later of age 18 or end of full time education/training. 2. Under employment relations legislation (right to take time off) a dependant is a husband, wife, child, parent or anyone living with the employee as a part of his family. Taking time off to deal with emergencies for dependants does not breach the employment contract. 3. See FATAL ACCIDENTS ACT.