Mileage Rate for Medical and Medical-legal Travel Expenses Decreases Effective January 1, 2016 By California Department of Industrial Relations - December 18, 2015
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is announcing the decrease of the mileage rate for medical and medical-legal travel expenses by three and one-half cents to 54.0 cents per mile effective January 1, 2016.
This rate must be paid for travel on or after January 1, 2016 regardless of the date of injury. Labor Code section 4600, in conjunction with Government Code section 19820 and the Department of Personnel Administration regulations, establishes the rate payable for mileage reimbursement for medical and medical-legal expenses and ties it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
IRS Bulletin Number IR-2015-137 dated December 17, 2015 announced the rate increase. The updated mileage reimbursement form is posted on the DWC website.
California Department of Industrial Relations
Adjuster / Examiner Claims Examiner Santa Ana Unified School District Santa Ana, CA