NEWSLINE
The Division of Staff’ Compensation (DWC) pronounces its emergency regulations 46.3 for medical-legal evaluations using telehealth and workplace location flexibility ensuing from varied state and native public well being security measures associated to COVID-19, which grew to become efficient on January 18, 2022 and was set to run out in October 18, 2022, has been prolonged till January 18, 2023.
That is DWC’s second and remaining re-adoption in accordance with Authorities Code part 11346.1(h).
The Division has commenced rulemaking to make this regulation everlasting. These paperwork will be discovered on the DWC web site.
These emergency laws assist injured staff and employers proceed to maneuver their staff’ compensation claims towards a decision and keep away from further and undue delay by addressing how medical-legal evaluations might proceed throughout this emergency interval.
