# FAQ
1 How is an employer to determine whether an employee has "recovered completely" from a previous injury or illness such that a later injury or illness of the same type affecting the same part of the body resulting from an event or exposure at work is a "new case" under section 1904.6(a)(2)? If an employee's signs and symptoms disappear for a day and then resurface the next day, should the employer conclude that the later signs and symptoms represent a new case? - 1904.6
# Standard Interpretations
1 - 1904.6, 1904.6(b)(3) - Clarification of the terms most authoritative and pre-existing conditions as used for recordkeeping purposes.
2 - 1904.6 - Clarification on most authoritative when multiple medical opinions are provided.
3 - 1904.6 - Determining if an injury is considered a new recordkeeping case based on a recurrence of previously recorded symptoms.
4 - 1904.6 - Evaluation of seven scenarios for work-relatedness and recordkeeping requirements.
5 - 1904.6 - Determining work-relatedness when the work event or exposure is only one of the discernable causes; not the sole or predominant cause.
# Regulations
1 - 1904.6 - Determination of new cases.
# Federal Register
1 - 1904.6 - 66:52031-52034 - Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements - PDF
2 - 1904.6 - 66:5317-5325 - Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens;Needlestick and Other Sharps Injuries; Final Rule. - PDF