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| | California Division of Workers' Compensation Invites Physicians and Pharmacists to Apply for Appointment to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee By Lonce Lamonte and the California Department of Industrial Relations - January 17, 2018
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) invites California licensed physicians (medical doctors or doctors of osteopathy) and pharmacists to submit applications to serve on the workers’ compensation Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
The role of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, which was created by AB 1124, is to advise the DWC Administrative Director on updates and improvements to the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule’s drug formulary.
The committee will meet no less frequently than quarterly. DWC Executive Medical Director Dr. Raymond Meister will chair the meetings, which will be open to the public.
Applications are currently being accepted to fill the six openings on the committee. The initial term of appointment is two years. The application form, conflict of interest disclosure form, and regulations setting forth committee member qualifications and duties are posted online.
DWC requests that completed application packages be submitted to the address listed on the application form by the close of business on Friday, February 9. Questions about the application process can be emailed to formulary@dir.ca.gov with the subject line “P&T Application Question.”
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Lonce Lamonte, journalist, lonce@adjustercom.com, and the California Department of Industrial Relations Newsline; dir.ca.gov
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