EEOICPA program

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The EEOICPA program is a U.S. federal compensation program that provides benefits to current and former nuclear weapons workers (or their survivors) who developed illnesses due to exposure to radiation or other toxic substances while working for the Department of Energy or its contractors.

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instanceOf federal compensation program
workers’ compensation program
abbreviation EEOICPA NERFINISHED
administeredBy Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Labor NERFINISHED
beneficiaries current nuclear weapons workers
eligible survivors of covered workers
former nuclear weapons workers
benefits lump-sum monetary compensation
medical benefits for covered conditions
survivor benefits
compensatesFor illnesses caused by exposure to beryllium
illnesses caused by exposure to other toxic substances
illnesses caused by exposure to radiation
illnesses caused by exposure to silica
country United States of America
surface form: United States
covers Department of Energy contractors NERFINISHED
Department of Energy employees
Department of Energy subcontractors
certain Atomic Weapons Employer employees
certain beryllium vendor employees
distinctFrom Radiation Exposure Compensation Act program NERFINISHED
state workers’ compensation systems
documentationRequired employment records
exposure or dose records
medical records
eligibilityCriterion causal link between employment and illness as defined by statute or regulation
diagnosis of a covered occupational illness
employment at a covered facility during a covered period
fullName Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program NERFINISHED
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
goal recognize and compensate health consequences of nuclear weapons production work
hasComponent Part B
Part E NERFINISHED
includesCategory Special Exposure Cohort NERFINISHED
legalBasis Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act NERFINISHED
oversightBy U.S. Congress NERFINISHED
partBProvides lump-sum compensation and medical benefits for specified cancers and other conditions
partEProvides compensation for impairment and wage-loss due to covered illnesses
purpose provide compensation and medical benefits to eligible nuclear weapons workers and their survivors
regulates claims process for covered nuclear weapons workers
relatedTo Department of Energy NERFINISHED
National Nuclear Security Administration NERFINISHED
nuclear weapons production facilities
scope nuclear weapons complex of the United States
specialExposureCohortFeature eases causation requirements for certain workers with specified cancers
startDate 2001
typeOfCompensation no-fault compensation

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