The California Division of Workers' Compensation on Thursday opened a 15-day comment period on revisions to rules intended to expedite utilization review decisions and the provision of medical care.
The division in June 2024 proposed rules to implement provisions from Assembly Bill 1124 and Senate Bill 1160, allowing providers to bypass UR.
AB 1124, enacted in 2015, allows providers to dispense drugs that are designated as "exempt" under rules the DWC adopted to implement the formulary required by the bill.
SB 1160, enacted in 2016, allows a member of a medical provider networ...
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