- Workers' Compensation
Newslines
You may sign up for the DWC Newsline at http://www.dir.ca.gov/email/listsub.asp?choice=1. For more information, call (510) 286-7100. Click on the date below to read the Web version of a newsline.
DWC newslines were created in 1992 to provide up-to-date information about the Division of Workers’ Compensation to subscribers. Newslines are archived by year. Please note that information may be outdated and some of the hyperlinks no longer work.
July 2017 |
| July 18, 2017 |
DWC Issues Revised Drug Formulary Regulations for 15-day Comment Period
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| July 17, 2017 |
DWC Reports More Than 441,000 Lien Declarations Filed
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| July 13, 2017 |
Independent Medical Review Report Shows Progress |
| July 5, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) |
| July 5, 2017 |
DWC Medical Unit Accepting Applications for Qualified Medical Evaluator Examination on October 21, 2017 |
June 2017 |
| June 29, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/ Ambulatory Surgical Centers) |
| June 28, 2017 |
Lien Claimants Declaration Update: Ex-parte Communication Requirements, Duplicate Documents in EAMS Prohibited |
| June 28, 2017 |
DWC Posts RAND Report on Recommendations for Fraud Prevention in the Workers’ Compensation System |
| June 26, 2017 |
Deadline for Lien Claimants to File Labor Code Section 4903.05(c) Declaration |
| June 23, 2017 |
DWC Posts Ethics Advisory Committee Annual Report for 2016 |
| June 20, 2017 |
DWC Announces Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2018 |
| June 8, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) |
| June 7, 2017 |
DIR and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Pasadena Psychiatrist for Fraud |
May 2017 |
| May 17, 2017 |
DIR and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Michael R. Drobot, Steven Howser for Fraud |
| May 9, 2017 |
DIR and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Sobol, Heric and Two Other Medical Providers |
| May 2, 2017 |
DWC Posts Fee Schedule Adjustments for Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers |
April 2017 |
| April 28, 2017 |
DWC Posts Second Interim Report on Assembly Bill 1124 Mandating an Evidence-Based Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary |
| April 5, 2017 |
Department of Industrial Relations Director Issues Statement on WCIRB Rate Cut Recommendation |
| April 3, 2017 |
OAL Approves DWC’s Final WCIS Medical Billing, FROI/SROI Reporting Regulations |
March 2017 |
| March 27, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) |
| March 20, 2017 |
DIR Issues Amended Regulations to the Return-to-Work Supplement Program that Extends Deadline to File for Benefits |
| March 17, 2017 |
DWC Issues Notice of Public Hearing for Drug Formulary Regulations |
| March 9, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule
(Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) |
| March 1, 2017 |
DWC Posts Correction to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers) |
February 2017 |
| February 28, 2017 |
New and Amended Lien Filing Rules Filed With Secretary of State, Important for Lien Claimants Who Filed Before January 1, 2017 |
| February 27, 2017 |
DWC Posts Draft Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS) Regulatory Amendments to Online Forum for Public Comment |
| February 16, 2017 |
DIR and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Seven Providers for Fraud
Liens associated with the suspended providers total $59 million
El DIR y la División de Compensación de Trabajadores suspenden a siete proveedores por fraude
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| February 8, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Ambulance Services) |
| February 2, 2017 |
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (DMEPOS) |
January 2017 |
| January 31, 2017 |
DWC Medical Unit Accepting Applications for Upcoming Qualified Medical Evaluator
Examination on April 29 |
| January 30, 2017 |
DWC Posts 2016 Audit Unit Annual Report and the Ranking Report |
| January 25, 2017 |
DWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Physician Services / Non-Physician Practitioner Services) |
| January 19, 2017 |
WCAB Extends Public Comment Period Until January 31 on Proposed Amendments to Board Rules |
| January 18, 2017 |
DIR Combats Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Stays 200,000 Liens with Claim Value of Over $1 Billion
Issues report on efforts to reduce medical provider and premium fraud |
| January 13, 2017 |
DWC Announces Appointment to Ethics Advisory Committee |
| January 3, 2017 |
DWC and WCAB Amend, Add Forms for Lien Filings to Comply with Recent Legislation |
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