Division Revising UR Rules Rejected by OAL

The California Division of Workers' Compensation will revise its proposed utilization review rules after the Office of Administrative Law rejected portions for ambiguity and procedural flaws. OAL on July 28 said a couple of sections in the proposed rules that the division submitted in June were ambiguous, and in one instance, the DWC failed to use underline or strikethrough to note proposed additions and deletions of regulatory text released for public comment. The DWC said in a statement that it plans to address concerns identified by the Office of Administrative Law and resubmit the ru...