The two-year certification cycle for qualified medical evaluators means the Division of Workers’ Compensation can’t reasonably be required to provide a hearing before denying reappointment, but it also means the division has to ensure providers get a court date shortly after it issues a denial.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant last week denied a request to issue an injunction prohibiting the DWC from relying on what a trio of former qualified medical evaluators allege to be underground regulations to deny their recertification without a hearing.
The judge sa...
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