District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 1-623.44. Rules and regulations.

(1) Exchange of information including a claimant's opportunity to provide medical, vocational, or other information to the Mayor prior to a modification of benefits;

(2) Modification procedures including the manner and content of notices to a claimant concerning a proposed modification;

(3) The procedures for providing additional information concerning a claim, the type of information that may be submitted, and the manner in which all information will be considered;

(4) When a modification may properly be made, and the manner of notice to a claimant of the final decision;

(5) Physical examinations including the weight that shall be given to competing medical reports;

(6) File access including the manner in which a claimant or his or her attorney may request access to the claimant's file;

(7) Standard of review including the standard applicable to a modification process or appeal under this chapter;

(8) Deadlines and extensions applicable to claimants and the Mayor, which also shall provide that a claimant's failure to miss a deadline will be excused when good cause is found, a definition of “good cause”, and the procedures for determining whether good cause exists; and

(9) Bases for modification including the legal bases upon which an award of compensation may be modified and the standards to determine whether a claimant's change of condition would justify the modification.