The California Division of Workers' Compensation over the weekend said it may be beneficial for parties to allow telehealth for medical-legal evaluations during the COVID-19 outbreak when an in-person physical examination is not necessary.
The Saturday news release comes days before a law firm representing more than 100 qualified medical evaluators was set to ask a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to order the division to allow telehealth evaluations during the pandemic.
Yet the division said it "strongly recommends" that five conditions be met before a telemedical or re...
Comments