California Regulations 9779.45
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§ 9779.45 Minimum Periods of Enrollment Pursuant to Labor Code Section 4600.3
| (a) An employee whose employer does not offer non-occupational health coverage under a plan established pursuant to collective bargaining, and does not offer to pay more thanone-half the cost of non-occupational health coverage for that employee under another plan, may be treated for occupational injuries and illnesses by a physician of theemployee's choosing after 90 days from the date the injury was reported.
(b) An employee whose employer offers non-occupational health coverage undera plan established pursuant to collective bargaining, or offers to pay more thanone-half the cost of non-occupational health coverage for that employee underanother plan, may be treated for occupational injuries and illnesses by a physicianof the employee's choosing after 180 days from the date the injury was reportedor upon the date of contract renewal or open enrollment of the health care organization,whichever occurs first, but in no case until 90 days from the date the injury was reported. (c) and employee whose employer offers non-occupational health coverage undera plan established pursuant to collective bargaining, or offers to pay more thanone-half the cost of non-occupational health coverage for that employee underanother plan, and whose physician for non-occupational illnesses or injuries isparticipating in at least one of the health care organizations offered to the employee,may be treated for occupational injuries and illnesses by a physician of the employee'schoosing after 365 days from the date the injury was reported or upon the date ofcontract renewal or open enrollment of the health care organization, whichever occursfirst, but in no case until 90 days from the date the injury was reported. |
