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Lack of Penalties, Required Records among Early IMR Concerns
11/28/2012
claims administrators send to the IMR company a years worth of medical reports from the treating physician along with the documents and records that were submitted for utilization review could create an operational challenge but overall his first impression was that the rules were pretty good
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Reform Bill's IMR Process May Be Vulnerable to Challenge
09/25/2012
together this month for the specific purpose of mounting challenges to the law alleging that the independent medical review IMR provisions and lien filing fees infringe on the due process and equal protection rights of injured workers and other system users.
The law aims to increase benefits to
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Memos Question Constitutionality of Proposed Med. Review Process
08/22/2012
analysis obtained by WorkCompCentral on Tuesday.
Another opinion obtained by WorkCompCentral provided by a source who said it came from the Department of Industrial Relations also suggests the courts might strike down the independent medical review IMR process because it doesnt provide injured workers
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CAAA: Reform Proposal Worse than SB 899
08/14/2012
all aspects of an injured workers medical-legal case Chalk said in the action alert. Additionally agreed medical examiners are barred from determining medical treatment and injured workers wont have the right to choose interpreters or copy services to provide medical records under the proposal
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Petition for Recon of Valdez En Banc Warns of Ugly Ramifications
05/25/2011
decision will prevent defense attorneys from proving apportionment with information from non-MPN physicians.
"Apportionment cannot be proved by the use of treating doctor medical reports hospital records and diagnostic testing from any person or facility outside the MPN" the petition states. "Since
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DWC Revising Independent Medical Review Regs
04/06/2005
Form.
The date at the top of the form is changed to 43005. The phrase "or additional materials such as medical records" is added to the employee section of the form to inform the employee that he or she may send additional materials to the IMR. "And treatment information" is replaced by
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CA DWC Seeks IMR Drs
01/05/2005
to the physician application process the new regulations lay out the way in which an injured employee requests an IMR which could involve an in-person examination or records review. After the examination or records review the independent medical reviewer must issue a report to the administrative
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CA IMR Regs Filed with OAL
12/22/2004
Director. The form instructions are on the reverse side of the form.
11. Section 9768.11 In-Person Examination or Record Review IMR Procedure
This section sets forth the procedure for an in-person IMR examination and IMR record review. The MPN Contact shall send all relevant medical records
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CA IMR Regulations Proposed, Up for Review, Comment
10/27/2004
The California Division of Workers' Compensation has posted an online forum for members of the public to review and comment on suggested language for the Independent Medical Review IMR regulations.
The proposed regulations implement the provisions of new Labor Code sections 4616.3 and 4616.4
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Schwarzenegger Sets Forth Reform Plan
10/20/2003
Fraud and Abuse by implementing Independent Medical Review IMR panels staffed by experienced and independent physicians who can use evidence based standards to resolve disputes including an appeals process regarding medical services peer review service utilization and quality assurance. This would
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