DWC Sets Conference Call on Proposed Changes to MTUS

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a conference call Sept. 10 to gather testimony on a proposal to adopt guidelines governing the use of drugs that treat nausea and vomiting. The division is proposing to incorporate into the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule guidance from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine on the use of antiemetics. The ACOEM guideline covering the treatment of nausea was last updated in March. “The Antiemetics Guideline is applicable as a supplement to conditions addressed in the other MTUS guidelines tha...