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May 3, 2024
To Clarify What “File” Means With Workers’ Compensation Claims. The Connecticut Supreme Court Does It.

April 25, 2024
California Department of Industrial Relations and Cal/OSHA Will Honor Workers’ Memorial Day at Four Events in California on April 28th-29th 2024. Cal/OSHA Joining Partners in Arcadia, Richmond, San Diego and San Francisco.

April 23, 2024
California Division of Workers' Compensation Launches Online Portal for Submission of QME Medical-Legal Reports

April 22, 2024
California Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Updated Time of Hire Notice

The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Administrative Director George Parisotto issued an order updating the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS) Drug List, effective February 15, 2024, to adopt changes based on updated American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Shoulder Guideline and COVID-19 Guideline. DWC has now posted a revised MTUS Drug List v.11.1 to correct two technical errors in the listing of brand name examples. The corrected brand name examples include the following.

1.         “diclofenac epolamine” brand example is identified as Flector
2.         “fluvastatin sodium er” brand example is identified as “Lescol XL”

The updated MTUS Drug List v.11.1 and the Administrative Director Order can be accessed on the DWC MTUS drug formulary webpage.

DWC welcomes comments from the public on the formulary drug list. Injured workers, physicians, pharmacists, and others may submit their questions, comments, and suggestions to the DWC. All correspondence should be directed to Formulary@dir.ca.gov.


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Lonce Lamonte, journalist, editor, lonce@adjustercom.com; using DWC Newsline's news release from February 15th 2024