California DWC Posts Adjustment to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Ambulance Services) By Lonce LaMon and California Department of Industrial Relations - February 8, 2017
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the ambulance services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1.
Effective for services rendered on or after March 1, 2017, the maximum reasonable fees for ambulance services shall not exceed 120% of the applicable California fees set forth in the calendar year 2017-Medicare Ambulance Fee Schedule file.
The adjustment incorporates the 2017 Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) which has been announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The AIF for calendar year 2017 is 0.70 percent (0.70%).
The update order can be found on the DWC website’s OMFS page.
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