The insurance company must accept Andrea’s selection because the doctor is in the MPN. MPN doctor and treatment guidelinesĪll treatment in workers’ compensation is based on medical treatment guidelines that determine “the frequency, duration, intensity, and appropriateness of all treatment procedures and modalities commonly performed in workers compensation cases.” 6 This is for the purpose of ensuring that injured workers receive a standardized level of care.Īll MPN doctors must follow the medical treatment guidelines through a process is called Utilization Review (UR). 7 Medical treatment requests are sent to an independent physician that can approve, modify, or deny the treatment request. The MPN and Utilization Review work together to direct an injured worker’s medical treatment. The MPN deals with who is going to treat an injured worker, while UR deals with what treatment the injured worker can receive. If the employer has an issue with treatment recommended by the treating physician, the only option is to go through the Utilization Review process.
The duties of a treating doctor in the MPN include determining: The treating doctor’s opinion about the injured worker’s injury is one of the most important parts of the workers’ compensation process. The treating doctor directs an injured worker’s medical care. The doctor will determine the injured worker’s ability to work during the injury and the periods of temporary disability he or she should receive. The treating doctor will also issue an opinion on when the injured worker’s condition has stabilized and the amount of permanent disability he or she has suffered. Other than a doctor who sees an injured worker for an evaluation only, called a med-legal examination, the treating doctor determines the dollar value of a case.Įxample: Nicholas injured his cervical spine nine months ago. His doctor initially said Nicolas was temporarily disabled for six weeks. Katie Akin is a politics reporter for the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network. "The voices of Iowans and their democratically elected representatives cannot be ignored any longer, and justice for the unborn should not be delayed.” "The Iowa Supreme Court questioned whether this legislature would pass the same law they did in 2018, and today they have a clear answer," she said in a statement Tuesday. Reynolds said she intends to sign the new bill into law on Friday. But the Iowa Supreme Court deadlocked 3-3 last month, leaving the law blocked and returning the question to the Iowa Legislature. Reynolds sought to revive that law in 2022 after federal and state court decisions rolled back some protections for abortion.
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