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16th annual education conference - the largest workers' compensation educational event in the state. Held in March in both Northern and Southern California, this conference allows claims administrators, medical providers, attorneys, rehabilitation counselors and others in the workers' compensation community.
Certified Health Care Organization
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Medical provider network application 
Current list of approved medical provider networks by name of applicant 
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Current list of approved medical provider networks by approval date version version
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Information on reporting requirements for primary treating physicians
Text of regulation
Forms
Submitted utilization review plans version 
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This is a list of the groups that have sent actual utilization review plans to the Division of Workers' Compensation. The list does not contain the names of individual employers that might be covered by these plans. The plans have not been reviewed by DWC staff.
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Reporting suspected medical care provider fraud pursuant to Labor Code section 3823
Injured on the job? Need to know your rights?
¿Se há lesionado en el trabajo? ¿Necesita saber sus derechos?
Glossary of workers' compensation terms for injured workers
Glosario de términos de compensación de trabajadores para trabajadores lesionados
Workers' compensation reference materials
Libros de referencia de compensación de trabajadores
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Permanent disability rating schedule - 2005 
This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after Jan. 1, 2005. This schedule will also be used to rate permanent disability in injuries that occurred before Jan. 1, 2005 when there has been either no comprehensive medical-legal report, or no report by a treating physician indicating the existence of permanent disability, or when the employer is not required to provide a notice to the injured worker under Labor Code section 4061.
Permanent disability rating schedule - 1997
This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after Apr. 1, 1997
Permanent disability rating schedule - 1988
This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after Jul. 1988
Answers to practitioners' questions about applying the permanent disability rating schedule
Medical report reference materials
For cases rated under the 1997 or earlier rating schedules
Commutation templates and instructions .zip file
Templates and instructions to facilitate the calculation of life pension and permanent disability benefit commutations. When properly used, the templates assure that calculations are done in accordance with commutation calculation methods and tables that went into effect Jan. 17, 2001. The regulations and tables can be found in section 10169 and 10169.1 of Title 8, California Code of Regulations.
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Evaluation protocols - for injuries rated under 1997 permanent disability rating schedule and prior
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Foot and ankle
Immunologic
Neuromusculoskeletal
Psychiatry
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Getting employees back to work after an injury is one of the most important things you can do for them and their employers. Workers who return to the job as soon as medically possible have the best outcomes: They recover from their injuries faster and suffer less wage loss. You, the employer, the injured worker and the claims administrator should communicate openly and frequently for the best results.
The Division of Workers' Compensation has a return to work incentive program for small employers. Under the return to work regulations, employers with fewer than 50 workers who make modifications to a workplace to bring an employee injured on or after Jan. 1, 2004 back to the job can be reimbursed for up to $2,500 in expenses.
An employer who qualifies must use the DWC reimbursement form to apply. They will need to send information about work restrictions provided by you, along with the reimbursement request.
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March 2009
