Existing law establishes a workers’ compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation, that generally requires employers to secure the payment of workers’ compensation for injuries incurred by their employees that arise out of, or in the course of, employment. Existing law requires an employer to provide all medical services reasonably required to cure or relieve the injured worker from the effects of the injury.
Existing law authorizes an employer to petition the administrative director if the employer desires a change of physicians or chiropractor and authorizes the administrative director to order the employer to provide a panel of 5 physicians, or if requested by the employee, 4 physicians and one chiropractor competent to treat the particular case, from which the employee is required to select one.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the provision governing a request for a change of physicians or chiropractor.