California Division of Workers' Compensation Announces Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2025 By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated October 16th 2024 - October 16, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announces that the 2025 minimum and maximum temporary total disability (TTD) rates will increase on January 1, 2025. The minimum TTD rate will increase from $242.86 to $252.03, and the maximum TTD rate will increase from $1,619.15 to $1,680.29 per week. Labor Code Section 4453(a) (10) requires the maximum and minimum weekly earnings upon which TTD is based be increased by an amount equal to percentage increase in the State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) as compared to the prior year. The SAWW is defined as the average weekly wage paid to employees covered by unemployment insurance as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor for California for the 12 months ending March 31 in the year preceding the injury. In the 12 months ending March 31, 2024, the SAWW increase from $1,642 to $1,704—an increase of 3.77588%. Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers) By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated October 9th 2024 - October 9, 2024 The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an Order dated October 1, 2024 adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to the quarterly changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1. Subsequently, on October 2, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised fee schedule documents for the October update. DWC has posted an order adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers fee schedule to adopt the following Medicare updates: Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Issues Notice of 2nd 15-Day Public Comment Period for Rulemaking Action to Adopt Revisions to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (Pharmaceuticals) By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated October 7th 2024 - October 7, 2024 Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a notice of modification to text of proposed amendments to the Official Medical Fee Schedule provisions relating to pharmaceuticals dispensed to injured workers. DWC has reviewed public comments submitted during the 1st 15-day comment period and has made modifications to the proposal in light of comments received and to clarify the provisions of the proposed amendments. Some of the changes proposed in the modified regulations include: Read More

California Division of Workers' Compensation Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Meeting Scheduled for October 16, 2024 By Lonce Lamonte, adjustercom editor using DWC Newsline's News Release Dated October 3rd 2024 - October 3, 2024 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. P&T Committee members will attend the meeting remotely on a virtual internet platform that may also be accessed by the public. In addition, DWC will host a physical location for members of the public who may wish to access the virtual meeting in person at the Oakland state building. Read More

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