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Title 42 - PUBLIC HEALTHChapter I - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSubchapter G - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIESPart 81 - GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING PROBABILITY OF CAUSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000
Subpart E - GUIDELINES TO ESTIMATE PROBABILITY OF CAUSATION
Section 81.22 - General guidelines for use of NIOSH-IREP

42 C.F.R. § 81.22

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Section 81.22 - General guidelines for use of NIOSH-IREP

DOL will use procedures specified in the NIOSH-IREP Operating Guide to calculate probability of causation estimates under EEOICPA. The guide provides current, step-by-step instructions for the operation of IREP. The procedures include entering personal, diagnostic, and exposure data; setting/confirming appropriate values for variables used in calculations; conducting the calculation; and, obtaining, evaluating, and reporting results.

42 C.F.R. § 81.22