Users Plead for More Consistency and Guidance in MTUS

OAKLAND, Calif. – Lawyers, doctors and other medical professionals on Tuesday told officials with the California Division of Workers’ Compensation that effective treatment guidelines must be unequivocal and unambiguous about what services are appropriate if they’re going to be effective. The DWC is proposing to adopt a 2015 revision of the Official Disability Guidelines, published by the Work Loss Data Institute, as the state's Chronic Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines. At the same time, it is proposing to reformat the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule so the Opioid...