DWC Posts Draft Home Health Care Fee Schedule Regulations to Online Forum for Public Comment By News Release - CA Department of Industrial Relations - May 7, 2015
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) today posted draft home health care fee schedule regulations on its forum.
California Senate Bill 863 requires the Administrative Director to establish a fee schedule for home health services. Home health services range from skilled nurses and therapy services provided by home health agencies to unskilled personal care or chore services that may be provided by personal care aides. The 2015 RAND study, Home Health Care for California’s Injured Workers—Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule, identifies options for a single fee schedule that would cover the full range of home health services.
The proposed regulations set forth a payment methodology and fees for skilled care by licensed medical professionals and unskilled personal and chore services for injured workers in the home setting.
The draft regulations will be posted on the DWC forum for a period of 10 days. Stakeholders and members of the workers’ compensation community are invited to comment on the draft regulations. Comments will be accepted on the forum until 5 p.m. on May 17, 2015.
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California Department of Industrial Relations
Adjuster / Examiner Claims Examiner Santa Ana Unified School District Santa Ana, CA