DWC Proposes Updates to Treatment Guidelines

The California Division of Workers' Compensation is proposing to adopt updates to three sections of the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. The division is proposing to adopt the Dec. 22 updates to the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's "General Approaches — Initial Approaches to Treatment," "Eye Disorders Guideline" and "Chronic Pain Guidelines," the division said.  Rule changes proposed to update the treatment guides are exempt from formal rulemaking, but the division is required to have a 30-day public comment...