WCAB Asked to Revisit Decision Invalidating 2009 MTUS Provision on Home Care

The Frances Stevens case, which resulted in a ruling that restricted the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's ability to overturn independent medical review decisions, has re-emerged as a challenge to the WCAB's ability to overrule medical treatment guidelines. Two years ago, former magazine editor Frances Stevens was unable to persuade the Court of Appeals that the statutory restrictions on the WCAB’s ability to review IMR decisions was unconstitutional. The court found the Labor Code provides “considerable” grounds for a decision to be overturned be...