Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 28, 2015No. A143043PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUMES, P. J.
Introduction
The workers’ compensation system has undergone major reforms in recent years. Legislation that went into effect in 2004 made the system more efficient and less costly by having injured workers’ requests for medical treatment evaluated through a process called utilization review (UR). Under the UR process, a request for treatment cannot be denied by a claims adjustor and must be approved unless a clinician determines that the treatment is medically unnecessary. And under the UR process, workers can challenge decisions denying requested treatment, but employers…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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