eClaims is claim information reported by Claim Administrators through the First Report of Injury (FROI) and Subsequent Report of Injury (SROI) using the International Association of Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standard.
Release Versions NewsThe Board is in the process of upgrading from the International Association of Accident Boards and Commissions' (IAIABC) Claims Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Release 3.0 (R3.0) to the IAIABC's Claims EDI Release 3.1 (R3.1). The IAIABC's Claims EDI is a national standard for Trading Partners to electronically submit employer claims data. Currently, six states have adopted Claims EDI R3.1, and another seven states are scheduled for adoption through 2022. The implementation date has been postponed until later in 2021, but no earlier than October 2021, for Trading Partners to transition from R3.0 of the standard to R3.1 for submissions to New York State. An exact date will be communicated to Trading Partners as soon as possible.
In keeping with the IAIABC guidelines, the eClaims EDI R3.1 Requirement Tables and Implementation Guide are provided on the eClaims website. The Board is also conducting monthly webinars to provide eClaims EDI R3.1 updates to Trading Partners. For more information, see the Trading Partners Webinars.
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Most national carriers already use the Claims EDI R3.1 standard in the jurisdictions that have adopted it. The technology is recognized as the national best practice for First Report of Injury/Subsequent Report of Injury (FROI/SROI) and has a proven track record.
The Board continues to collaborate with Trading Partners in the workers' compensation industry to confirm that their electronic filings are accurate and meet the established 90% target acceptance rate. Electronic claims filing supports the Board's continuing effort to improve services to injured workers of New York and their employers.
Additional updates on the status of the Board's upgrade from Claims EDI R3.0 to R3.1 will be provided on this site. If you would like to receive email notifications regarding these updates, please sign up through WCB Notifications.
Questions? Contact the eClaims team at eclaims31@wcb.ny.gov.
R3.0 eClaims tables have been updated. The updates are summarized on the R3.0 eClaims change log under Items #402-403 announcing the following changes:
These changes will be covered at the 2/16/2021 eClaims trading partner webinar. Questions regarding these changes can be sent to eClaims@wcb.ny.gov.
The eClaims EDI R3.1 Change Log has been posted. The updates are summarized on the eClaims EDI R3.1 change log under Items #62-77, including:
These changes will be presented at the December 15, 2020, eClaims trading partner webinar. The Summary of Change 3.0 to 3.1, MTC Filing Instructions, and Chart of DN's triggered on 02 reference documents will be updated to reflect these table changes.
The next monthly eClaims webinar will be held on Tuesday, December 15, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The R3.1 Sequencing Flow Document has been updated and posted on the New York Implementation Guide – R3.1 page. The document has been reformatted to improve the ease of use by Trading Partners.
The October 20 webinar slide deck and video recording are now available on the eClaims Presentation page. The Agenda for October’s webinar included:
The Summary of Changes 3.0 to 3.1 has been updated and posted on the New York Requirements Table page with the following modifications:
