DWC Schedules Conference Call Public Hearing on MTUS Updates

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation is holding a conference call July 23 to hear public testimony on proposed updates to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. The division is proposing to adopt four of the latest published guidelines from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, including: Knee Disorders Guideline published Dec. 3, 2019, to replace an older version published in October 2015. Occupational Interstitial Lung Disease Guideline published Nov. 8, 2019, to replace an earlier version from January 2016. Occupational/Work-Related As...