Stakeholders Hope for the Best, Say New MLFS May Include Early Hiccups

Workers’ comp stakeholders and industry watchers said they accept the reality of a new Medical-legal Fee Schedule, but adapting to the guidelines could take some time, especially considering that some evaluations already scheduled for April might not comply with new provisions regarding attestation for medical records. “There’s going to be a lot of confusion for a few weeks,” said Dr. Jacob Rosenberg, president of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery. After more than a year of outreach and discussion, the Division of Workers’ Compensatio...