Medical Board Says UR Regs Violate State Law

The California Medical Board is objecting to utilization-review regulations proposed by the Division of Workers' Compensation because they would allow physicians who are not licensed in California to deny medical care recommended by doctors who are licensed in the state. An official with the board said allowing doctors without state licenses to conduct utilization review on California patients is tantamount to letting them practice medicine without a license. Legislative Affairs Director Linda Whitney said statutes already on the books in California prohibit physicians with out-of-state lice...