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 9783.1 Notice of Personal Chiropractor or Personal Acupuncturist

NOTICE OF PERSONAL CHIROPRACTOR OR PERSONAL ACUPUNCTURIST

If your employer or your employer's insurer does not have a Medical Provider Network, you may be able to change your treating physician to your personal chiropractor or acupuncturist following a work-related injury or illness. In order to be eligible to make this change, you must give your employer the name and business address of a personal chiropractor or acupuncturist in writing prior to the injury or illness. Your claims administrator generally has the right to select your treating physician within the first 30 days after your employer knows of your injury or illness. After your claims administrator has initiated your treatment with another doctor during this period, you may then, upon request, have your treatment transferred to your personal chiropractor or acupuncturist.

NOTE: If your date of injury is January 1, 2004 or later, a chiropractor cannot be your treating physician after you have received 24 chiropractic visits unless your employer has authorized additional visits in writing. The term “chiropractic visit” means any chiropractic office visit, regardless of whether the services performed involve chiropractic manipulation or are limited to evaluation and management. Once you have received 24 chiropractic visits, if you still require medical treatment, you will have to select a new physician who is not a chiropractor. This prohibition shall not apply to visits for postsurgical physical medicine visits prescribed by the surgeon, or physician designated by the surgeon, under the postsurgical component of the Division of Workers' Compensation's Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule.

You may use this form to notify your employer of your personal chiropractor or acupuncturist.

Your Chiropractor or Acupuncturist's Information:

_______________________________________________________________

(name of chiropractor or acupuncturist)

_______________________________________________________________

(street address, city, state, zip code)

_______________________________________________________________

(telephone number)

Employee Name (please print):

_______________________________________________________________

Employee's Address:

_______________________________________________________________

Employee's

Signature ____________________________________Date: ___________

Title 8, California Code of Regulations, section 9783.1.

(Optional DWC Form 9783.1 Effective date July 1, 2014)

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 4603.5 and 5307.3, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4600 and 4601, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 3-14-2006; operative 3-14-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2006, No. 11).

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