Utilization Review Enforcement Regs Approved

California workers' compensation carriers may get their first visits by state utilization-review inspectors as early as October. The Office of Administrative Law on Thursday approved utilization-review enforcement regulations proposed by the Division of Workers' Compensation, the DWC announced. The regulations took effect immediately after they were filed with the Secretary of State's Office, so any missed utilization-review deadlines, failures to respond to requests for treatment or improper denials of care after Thursday could result in fines, said DWC spokesman Susan Gard. And she...