Revised Benefit Notice Rules Approved

The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced new benefit notice regulations will go into effect Jan. 1. Regulations the Office of Administrative Law approved Aug. 22 eliminate the requirement to provide fact sheets as attachments to benefit notices mailed to injured workers. The rules also eliminate the requirement to send a hard copy of the form to request a qualified medical evaluator panel and direct the injured worker to request a copy of the form from the claims administrator or download one from the DWC's website. The rules also allow injured workers and thei...