DWC Postpones MTUS Hearing, Adopts COVID-19 Testing Codes

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday postponed a hearing scheduled to start at 10 a.m. today and adopted COVID-19 testing codes. The DWC in February proposed adding to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule the latest Depressive Disorders recommendations, last updated Feb. 13 by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The division also proposed to update the Knee Disorder Guideline and the Occupational Interstitial Lung Disease Guideline. Today's hearing to discuss the proposed rules was postponed to an unspecified later date,...