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Monthly Archives: June 2022

LFLM Workers’ Compensation Newsletter – June 2022

June 3, 2022 LFLM is proud to share our new LFLM June 2022 Workers’ Compensation Newsletter  Our Articles in this edition of the Newsletter: Utilization Review Denials v. Utilization Review Deferrals Ever since utilization review (UR) became a mandatory requirement for all medical treatment requests, there have been numerous attempts to challenge not only individual UR determinations and the timeframes in which they have to be made, but the entire UR framework itself. Usually, these challenges came in the context […]

New Workers Compensation Regulations and Guidelines: What’s it Worth?

June 1, 2022 There have been significant changes in workers’ compensation regulations and guidelines recently that have arguably increased the value of claims. In April 2021, The California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) new medical-legal fee schedule went into effect. The new fee schedule drastically increases medical-legal costs and may prompt defendants to consider whether early settlement may be more cost-effective. Additionally, earlier this year, version 3.5 of CMS’ Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside Reference Guide […]

Utilization Review Denials v. Utilization Review Deferrals

June 1, 2022 Ever since utilization review (UR) became a mandatory requirement for all medical treatment requests, there have been numerous attempts to challenge not only individual UR determinations and the timeframes in which they have to be made, but the entire UR framework itself. Usually, these challenges came in the context of UR denials; however, very few if any cases have explored the idea of utilization review deferral. Deferral of utilization review pursuant to Labor Code §4610(l) and California […]