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  2. Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
  3. Chapter I - OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  4. Subchapter B - FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT
  5. Part 10 - CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED
  6. Subpart H - Special Provisions
  7. Topic - Third Party Liability
  8. 20 CFR § 10.717
20 CFR § 10.717
Is a settlement or judgment received as a result of allegations of medical malpractice in treating an injury covered by the FECA a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL?
February 18, 2021
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Since an injury caused by medical malpractice in treating an injury covered by the FECA is also an injury covered under the FECA, any recovery in a suit alleging such an injury is treated as a gross recovery that must be reported to OWCP or SOL.

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