DWC Moves to Update MTUS Ahead of Formulary Launch

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation says its proposal to update the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule will also serve as the basis of the prescription drug formulary set to go into effect at the start of next year. The DWC on Monday proposed rules that would adopt 14 chapters from the most recent American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine treatment guidelines. The rules would update some sections of the MTUS based on guidelines that are more than 10 years old, which the division said is its main goal. Most chapters of the MTUS haven’t b...