The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday announced that new rules allowing an additional 30 days to schedule a medical-legal evaluation are now in effect.
The Office of Administrative Law approved the rules, and they took effect on Thursday when they were filed with the Secretary of State.
The new rules will require that a qualified medical evaluator schedule an exam with an injured worker within 90 days of being selected from a panel, an increase from the 60 days that were formerly allowed. The extended time frame also applies to both initial and subsequent evaluatio...
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