DWC Proposes MTUS Update

The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to update the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule to adopt four of the latest guidelines published by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The division proposes to adopt the shoulder disorders, elbow disorders and hand, wrist and forearm disorders guidelines that were updated July 14, and the traumatic brain injury guideline updated June 26. Current shoulder and lower arm guidelines are from 2023, while the elbow guide is from 2018 and the TBI guide from 2017. The DWC is holding an electron...