Emergency Med-Legal Telehealth Rule Takes Effect

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that its emergency rule allowing medical-legal evaluations via telehealth was extended through Oct. 18. In January, the DWC adopted emergency rules allowing telehealth and telemedicine services for med-legal exams that were set to expire July 18. The division on Wednesday announced the first re-adoption of the rules that will allow them to remain in effect through the fall. “These emergency regulations help injured workers and employers continue to move their workers’ compensation claims toward a resolution,&r...