I want to . . .
- Search for a workers’ comp case
- Know my rights
- Know what to do when I get hurt on the job
- Find a fact sheet or I&A guide
- Find a form
- Find a publication
- Find a report
- Find a DWC office
- Contact DWC
- File a complaint
- Participate in DWC rulemaking
- Participate in a DWC forum
- Participate in a WCAB forum
- Pay my bill online
- Learn about the DWC 19th annual educational conference
A medical provider network (MPN) is an entity or group of health care providers set up by an insurer or self-insured employer and approved by DWC's administrative director to treat workers injured on the job. Under state regulations, each MPN must include a mix of doctors specializing in work-related injuries and doctors with expertise in general areas of medicine. MPNs are required to meet access to care standards for common occupational injuries and work-related illnesses. The regulations also require MPNs to follow all medical treatment guidelines established by the DWC and allow employees a choice of provider(s) in the network after their first visit. Additionally, MPNs must offer an opportunity for second and third opinions if the injured worker disagrees with the diagnosis or treatment offered by the treating physician. If a disagreement still exists after the second and third opinion, an injured worker in the MPN may request an independent medical review (IMR). The MPN program became effective Jan. 1, 2005 and employees can be covered by an MPN once a plan has been approved by the DWC administrative director.
Current list of approved medical provider networks by approval date 
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- Current list of approved medical provider networks by name of applicant version
- Medical provider network regulations effective Oct. 8, 2010
- Frequently asked questions about the MPN regulatory revisions effective Oct. 8, 2010
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about MPNs
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8 sections 9767.1 – 9767.16
Medical provider network forms
- Cover page for medical provider network application
version - Notice of medical provider network plan modification section 9767.8 effective Oct. 8, 2010 version
- Notice of medical provider network plan modification section 9767.8 version
- Independent medical review application (for injured workers who need to get an independent medical review) version
- Solicitud de Revisión Médica Independiente version
- Sample initial written employee notification re: Medical provider network
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- Información Importante sobre Cuidado Médico si tiene una Lesión o Enfermedad de Trabajo version version
- Sample MPN implementation, termination/cessation of use, and change of MPN notices version
Memo to health care providers interested in joining an MPN version
| Aug. 10, 2010 | Division of Workers’ Compensation’s amended medical provider network and employee information regulations approved by Office of Administrative Law Amendments become effective Oct. 8, 2010 
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June 2011