CFR 30.207 – How does a claimant prove a diagnosis of a beryllium disease covered under Part B?
TITLE 20 – EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS CHAPTER I – OFFICE OF WORKERS’COMPENSATION PROGRAMS,DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUBCHAPTER C – ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000 PART 30 – CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED subpart c – ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 30.207 – How does a claimant prove a diagnosis of a beryllium disease covered under Part B? (a) Written medical documentation is required in all cases to prove that the employee developed a covered beryllium illness. Proof that the employee developed a covered beryllium illness must be made by using the procedures outlined in paragraphs (b), (c), or (d) of this section. (b) Beryllium sensitivity or sensitization is established with an abnormal LPT performed on either blood or lung lavage cells. (c) Chronic beryllium disease is established in the following manner: (1) For diagnoses on or after January 1, 1993, beryllium sensitivity (as establis