About the EEOICPA
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) was enacted in October 2000. Part B of the EEOICPA, effective on July 31, 2001, compensates current or former employees (or their survivors) of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and certain vendors, contractors and subcontractors, who were diagnosed with a radiogenic cancer, chronic beryllium disease, beryllium sensitivity, or chronic silicosis, as a result of exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while employed at covered facilities.
The EEOCIPA is administered by the Department of Labor (DOL), by the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC), on behalf of the DOE for those energy employees or energy workers that were employed by DOE contractors or subcontractors while working at the designated DOE sites.
The EEOICPA also provides compensation to individuals (or their eligible survivors) awarded benefits by the Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Part E (previously Part D) of the EEOICPA (Part E took the place of Part D when it was enacted on October 28, 2004) compensates DOE contractor and subcontractor employees, eligible survivors of such employees, and uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters as defined by RECA Section 5, for any occupational illnesses that are causally linked to toxic exposures in the DOE or mining work environment.
Part B and Part E
There are two parts to the EEOICPA, Part B and Part E. Part B is for claims involving cancer due to radiation, beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease, and silicosis. Part E is for claims involving other medical conditions, including cancer, beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease, and silicosis due to toxic substance exposures. Additionally, there is the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) program under Part B. The SEC is a limited program requiring employment at specific DOE sites, during specific time periods, and for specific cancer conditions only. Cancer claims that are not SEC claims may be sent to the National Institue of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for a probability of causation (PoC) to establish the
