DWC to Revise MPN Rules before Focusing on Fee Schedules

By Greg Jones, Western Bureau ChiefLOS ANGELES – The California Division of Workers’ Compensation will be posting modified medical provider network rules for public comment next week and is drafting new fee schedules that will be released soon, as it moves closer to fully implementing the provisions of Senate Bill 863, the head of the agency said Monday.Acting Administrative Director Destie Overpeck said during the 21st annual educational conference in Los Angeles that the division has completed the rulemaking process to enact most provisions of the 2012 reform measure. The divisio...