Title 8. Industrial Relations

Division 1. Department of Industrial Relations

Chapter 4.5. Division of Workers' Compensation

Subchapter 1. Administrative Director -Administrative Rules

Article 5. Predesignation of Personal Physician; Request for Change of Physician; Reporting Duties of the Primary Treating Physician; Petition for Change of Primary Treating Physician

§9783. DWC Form 9783 Predesignation of Personal Physician.

NOTICE OF PREDESIGNATION OF PERSONAL PHYSICIAN

In the event you sustain an injury or illness related to your employment, you may be treated for such injury or illness by your personal medical doctor (M.D.), doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) or medical group if:

• on the date of your work injury you have health care coverage for injuries or illnesses that are not work related;

• the doctor is your regular physician, who shall be either a physician who has limited his or her practice of medicine to general practice or who is a board-certified or board-eligible internist, pediatrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, or family practitioner, and has previously directed your medical treatment, and retains your medical records; the doctor is your regular physician, who shall be either a physician who has limited his or her practice of medicine to general practice or who is a board-certified or board-eligible internist, pediatrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, or family practitioner, and has previously directed your medical treatment, and retains your medical records; the doctor is your regular physician, who shall be either a physician who has limited his or her practice of medicine to general practice or who is a board-certified or board-eligible internist, pediatrician, obstetrician-gynecologist, or family practitioner, and has previously directed your medical treatment, and retains your medical records;

• your “personal physician” may be a medical group if it is a single corporation or partnership composed of licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy, which operates an integrated multispecialty medical group providing comprehensive medical services predominantly for nonoccupational illnesses and injuries;

• prior to the injury your doctor agrees to treat you for work injuries or illnesses;

• prior to the injury you provided your employer the following in writing: (1) notice that you want your personal doctor to treat you for a work-related injury or illness, and (2) your personal doctor's name and business address.

You may use this form to notify your employer if you wish to have your personal medical doctor or a doctor of osteopathic medicine treat you for a work-related injury or illness and the above requirements are met.

NOTICE OF PREDESIGNATION OF PERSONAL PHYSICIAN

Employee: Complete this section.

To: ____________________________ (name of employer) If I have a work-related injury or illness, I choose to be treated by:

_______________________________________________________________

(name of doctor)(M.D., D.O., or medical group)

_____________________________(street address, city, state, ZIP)

_________________________(telephone number)

Employee Name (please print):

_______________________________________________________________

Employee's Address:

_______________________________________________________________

Name of Insurance Company, Plan, or Fund providing health coverage for nonoccupational injuries or illnesses:

_______________________________________________________________

Employee's

Signature ____________________________________Date: ___________

Physician: I agree to this Predesignation:

Signature ____________________________________Date: ___________

(Physician or Designated Employee of the Physician or Medical Group)

The physician is not required to sign this form, however, if the physician or designated employee of the physician or medical group does not sign, other documentation of the physician's agreement to be predesignated will be required pursuant to Title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 9780.1(a)(3).

Title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 9783.

(Optional DWC Form 9783-July 1, 2014)

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 4603.5 and 5307.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 4600, Labor Code

HISTORY

1. Amendment filed 11-11-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78, No. 45).

2. Repealer and new section heading, section and Note filed 3-14-2006; operative 3-14-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 11).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-21-2007 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2007, No. 8).

4. Amendment filed 2-12-2014; operative 7-1-2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2014, No. 7).