| CMA ON-CALL INDEX |
CMA ON-CALL is the California Medical Association's information-on-demand internet service for physicians. Follow the voice instructions and select the documents you want using the 4-digit document code. Documents are free for CMA members and $2 per page for nonmembers. Except as indicated by an asterisk(*), all information is contained in the California Physician's Legal Handbook
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ADA/Discrimination |
| 0814 Disabled Patients Provision of Health Care Services (10 pages) |
0812 Disabled Physicians and Employees (33 pages) |
| 0813 Language Interpreters (17 pages) |
0811 Patient Access to Physician Offices_Facilities Barrier Removal and New Construction (9 pages) |
| 0802 Sign Language Interpreters (12 pages) |
0806 The ADA_Rehabilitation Acts_General Requirements and Defenses (22 pages) |
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Adverse Events |
| 1530 Medical Error and Adverse Event Reporting (11 pages) |
1540 Medical Error and Adverse Events_Mandatory Systems and Reporting (10 pages) |
| 1507 Vaccines, Drugs and Devices_Reporting Adverse Events (8 pages) |
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Advertising |
| 0203 Advertising by Allied Health Professionals (10 pages) |
0240 Medical Referral Services (3 pages) |
| 0205 Physician Advertising (13 pages) |
1905 Workers' Compensation Advertising (5 pages) |
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AIDS/HIV |
| 1112 Confidentiality of HIV_AIDS Information (16 pages) |
0414 Consent for HIV Test (11 pages) |
| 0817 Discrimination_HIV-Infected Patients (7 pages) |
1312 HIV-Infected Physicians (13 pages) |
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Allied Health Professionals |
| 0245 Allied Health Professional Relationships_Business Issues (18 pages) |
0801 Allied Health Professional Relationships_Liability Issues (8 pages) |
| 1630 Alternative and Complementary Health Care Practitioners (3 pages) |
1605 Medical Assistants (17 pages) |
| 1616 Naturopathic Doctors (5 pages) |
1615 Nurses (18 pages) |
| 1617 Optometrists (5 pages) |
1620 Physician Assistants (13 pages) |
| 1610 Speech-Language Pathologists (2 pages) |
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Ancillary Services |
| 0255 Clinical Trials (16 pages) |
1625 Cosmetic Procedures (6 pages) |
| 1352 Liposuction (3 pages) |
0258 Physicians Selling Vitamins, Dietary Supplements, and Other Items Not Requiring a Prescription (10 pages) |
| 1340 Tissue Banks (6 pages) |
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Antitrust |
| 0212 Physicians and Unions (13 pages) |
0211 The Antitrust Laws_Analysis of Physician Group Mergers (10 pages) |
| 0210 The Antitrust Laws_What Physicians Can Do (31 pages) |
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Business Prohibitions/Disclosure |
| 0280 Corporate Practice of Medicine Bar (19 pages) |
0226 Corporate Practice of Medicine Bar_Decision-Making Authority for Integrated Entities Criteria (5 pages) |
| 0220 Disclosure Requirements - State and Federal (16 pages) |
0215 Physician Ownership, Employment, and Business Prohibitions (5 pages) |
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Clinical Laboratories |
| 0310 Clinical Laboratories_Certification, Licensure (15 pages) |
0305 Clinical Laboratories_Disclosure, Payment, Billing, Record Retention, and Storage (17 pages) |
| 0315 Clinical Laboratories_Self-referral and fee-splitting prohibitions (7 pages) |
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Consent |
| 0410 Cancer Information Requirements (3 pages) |
0407 Consent for Blood Transfusions (2 pages) |
| 0413 Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) (1 page) |
0432 Exposed Health Care Workers_Testing Patients Blood (5 pages) |
| 0420 Format for Informed Consent Forms (3 pages) |
0418 Incompetent Patients_Determining Capacity to Give Consent and Who Consents if the Patient Lacks Capacity (14 pages) |
| 0415 Informed Consent (22 pages) |
0417 Informed Consent Exceptions_Emergencies, Therapeutic Privilege and Patient Requests not to be Informed (4 pages) |
| 0422 Informed Consent_Choosing Surrogates (4 pages) |
0430 Informed Consent_Inpatient Procedures (8 pages) |
| 0421 Informed Consent_Long Term Care Facilities (9 pages) |
0405 Mental Health_§5150 Holds_72-Hour Detention (16 pages) |
| 0425 Minor Consent (13 pages) |
0419 Use of Restraints and Seclusion (14 pages) |
| 0440 Vaccine Administration_Mandated Information (2 pages) |
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Death/Organ Donation |
| 1301 Autopsies (6 pages) |
1307 Organ and Tissue Donations (18 pages) |
| 1305 Pronouncement of Death and Death Certificates (9 pages) |
1302 Pronouncement of Death_Diagnosis of Death by Neurologic Criteria (7 pages) |
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Decisions Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatment |
| 0412 Decision Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatment_The Patient Self-Determination Act and Joint Commission Accreditation Standards (4 pages) |
0408 Decisions Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients Without Advance Directive or POLST (13 pages) |
| 0445 Decisions Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatment_Advance Directives and POLST (54 pages) |
0409 Decisions Regarding Resuscitative Measures_DNR Requests and Orders and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (14 pages) |
| 0411 Documenting Decisions Regarding Life-Sustaining Treatment (3 pages) |
1325 Physician-Assisted Suicide (6 pages) |
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Drug Prescribing/Dispensing |
| 0509 Controlled Substances Prescribing (12 pages) |
0508 Controlled Substances_Dispensing (8 pages) |
| 0505 Drug Dispensing (Not Schedule II-V Drugs) (10 pages) |
0507 Drug Formularies, Prescription Drug Benefit Plans, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (25 pages) |
| 0510 Drug Prescribing (Not Schedule II-V Drugs) (25 pages) |
0511 Drug Prescribing_Drugs from Other Countries (4 pages) |
| 0515 Drug Prescribing_Unauthorized (13 pages) |
0513 Pain Management (19 pages) |
| 1315 The Compassionate Use Act of 1996_The Medical Marijuana Initiative (25 pages) |
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Drug Testing |
| 0523 Employer Obligations Regarding Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace (17 pages) |
0522 Medical Staff Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs (2 pages) |
| 0525 Physician Obligations Regarding Drug or Alcohol Testing (15 pages) |
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eMedicine |
| 1609 Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) (4 pages) |
1132 Electronic Medical Records (13 pages) |
| 1138 Electronic Signatures (3 pages) |
0823 Internet Advice and Physician Websites (12 pages) |
| 0435 Telemedicine (14 pages) |
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Emergency Transfer |
| 1215 Emergency Transfer Laws (36 pages) |
1216 Emergency Transfer Laws_Medical Staff and On-Call Requirements (21 pages) |
| 1214 Payment to Secure Availability of On-Call Coverage (8 pages) |
1217 Reducing_Restructuring On-call Coverage Requirements (5 pages) |
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Expert Witness Issues |
| 0910 Expert Witness Issues (25 pages) |
0909 Expert Witness Guidelines (8 pages) |
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Fraud and Abuse |
| 0601 Advice of Counsel Defense (2 pages) |
0605 Criminal Convictions - Collateral Consequences (5 pages) |
| 0703 Federal Criminal Investigations_Prosecutions (7 pages) |
0610 Fraud and Abuse (Federal and California Law) (63 pages) |
| 0710 Medicare OIG Investigations (7 pages) |
0629 The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program (11 pages) |
| 0608 Whos Got Your Number_How Physicians Become the Victims (4 pages) |
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Fraud and Abuse: Referral Issues |
| 0648 Federal Self-Referral Prohibitions_Requirements_Summary of CMS Stark II Phase I and II Regulations (45 pages) |
0612 Gifts and Free Services (Including Promotional Items) (14 pages) |
| 0621 Kickbacks and Fee-Splitting--Other Laws Used to Deter Payments for Referrals (11 pages) |
0624 Professional Courtesy (5 pages) |
| 0620 Prohibitions Against Kickbacks and Fee-Splitting (63 pages) |
0627 Referring Patients_If the Practice is not Prohibited Altogether, is it Safe from Antikickback Prosecution (26 pages) |
| 0630 Safe Harbors (Medicare) (39 pages) |
0636 Self-Referral Prohibitions (Federal and California) (46 pages) |
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Managed Care |
| 1010 Adding new doctors to panel* (2 pages) |
1071 Coverage Requirements_Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions (21 pages) |
| 1020 Disclosure by Managed Care Plans (and their Contracting Medical Groups_IPAs) (8 pages) |
1023 Managed Care Glossary (9 pages) |
| 1047 Office Audits_Managed Care (16 pages) |
1049 Patient Complaints About Managed Care Plans (12 pages) |
| 1051 Physician Complaints About Managed Care Plans (14 pages) |
1048 Point-of-Service Plans (2 pages) |
| 1050 Retaliation by Managed Care Plans or Others (10 pages) |
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Managed Care: Contract Termination/Exclusion |
| 1075 All Products_Affiliates Clauses (10 pages) |
1705 CMA Contract Analysis Service (3 pages) |
| 1055 Contract Termination by Physicians and Continuity of Care Provisions (14 pages) |
1099 Contract Termination or Exclusion_Action Plan for Physicians (22 pages) |
| 1041 Contract Termination_Exclusion_Legal Challenges (Non Antitrust) (14 pages) |
1035 Exclusion or Termination of Physicians_Antitrust Challenges (15 pages) |
| 1040 Exclusivity Provisions and Membership Requirements in Contracts, Including Most-Favored-Nation Clauses (9 pages) |
1053 Failure to receive plan referrals (5 pages) |
| 1070 Managed Care Contractual Protections (34 pages) |
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Managed Care: Risk Arrangements |
| 1016 Capitation, Including Risk Adjustment (27 pages) |
0223 Risk Bearing Medical Groups, Including IPAs_Regulation of Solvency (13 pages) |
| 1036 State and Federal Laws on Financial Incentive Arrangements (14 pages) |
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Managed Care: Utilization Review & Management |
| 1005 Access to Physicians (16 pages) |
0835 Clinical Guidelines (6 pages) |
| 1025 Denials of Necessary Medical Services (17 pages) |
1033 Disease Management Organizations (6 pages) |
| 1060 Formation and Use of Utilization Profiles (17 pages) |
1039 Hospital stay and discharge requirements (9 pages) |
| 1007 Independent external medical review (14 pages) |
1045 Medical Directors_Utilization Review and the Practice of Medicine (5 pages) |
| 1027 Pay for Performance (12 pages) |
1065 Penalties for Failure to Follow Utilization Review Procedures (5 pages) |
| 0899 Physician specific outcome reporting (3 pages) |
1046 Primary care physicians and direct access to OB-GYNs (6 pages) |
| 1080 Second opinions (3 pages) |
1085 Telephone medical advice (4 pages) |
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Medical Board: Discipline & Licensing |
| 0790 Grounds for Medical Board Discipline (17 pages) |
0708 MBC Enforcement Authority (6 pages) |
| 0717 MBC Public Disclosure Program (16 pages) |
0705 Medical Board Investigations (15 pages) |
| 0838 Sexual Relations with Patients_Sexual Misconduct (7 pages) |
0720 U.S. Medical Licensing Agencies (3 pages) |
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Medical Board: Reporting to |
| 1406 MBC and NPDB-HIPDB Reports_Self-Query, Disputing and Correcting Information (14 pages) |
1415 MBC and NPDB_Reporting Disciplinary Actions (22 pages) |
| 1414 MBC and NPDB_Reporting Malpractice Payments (7 pages) |
1408 MBC_Other Reporting Requirements (Not Malpractice or Discipline) (3 pages) |
| 1405 NPDB & HIPDB Overview (13 pages) |
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Medical Practice: Employment Issues |
| 0213 CMA Model Employment Contract (25 pages) |
0107 Covering Physicians (Locum Tenens) (7 pages) |
| 1308 Employer Poster Requirements (6 pages) |
0224 Ethical Guidelines for Employer and Employee Physicians (6 pages) |
| 0216 Family and Medical Leave (18 pages) |
0225 Independent contractors (8 pages) |
| 0232 New-Hire Reporting Requirement (2 pages) |
0217 Overview of Select Physician Practice Employment Issues (9 pages) |
| 0233 Pre-Employment Inquiries (5 pages) |
0250 Retirement Notice (6 pages) |
| 0235 Wage and Hour Laws (4 pages) |
0229 Whistleblower Protections for Employees (4 pages) |
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Medical Practice: Groups, IPAs, MSOs |
| 0207 ADR in Physician Contracts (17 pages) |
0208 Applicability of Sales and Use Tax on Physicians (6 pages) |
| 0209 Capital Resources for Physicians ( page) |
0218 Legal and Practical Considerations Concerning Medical Foundations (10 pages) |
| 0231 Management Services Organizations (MSOs) and Physician Practice Management Companies (PPMs) (13 pages) |
0228 Medical Group_How to Form (8 pages) |
| 0230 Medical Partnerships and Corporations (11 pages) |
0200 Medical Practice Options_Overview (15 pages) |
| 0219 Physician Rights_Medical Groups and IPAs (8 pages) |
0221 Practice Consultant_How to Hire (8 pages) |
| 0222 Practice Consultant_Sample Agreement & RFP (10 pages) |
0256 Selling Your Practice to an Integrated Delivery System (9 pages) |
| 0227 Specialty IPA_How to Form (6 pages) |
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Medical Records: HIPAA |
| 1602 Business Associate Agreements (32 pages) |
1603 HIPAA ACT SMART_Introduction to the HIPAA Privacy Rules (36 pages) |
| 1606 HIPAA Electronic Transaction Rule (17 pages) |
1600 HIPAA Overview (21 pages) |
| 1607 HIPAA Security Rule (21 pages) |
1608 National Provider Identification Numbers (7 pages) |
| 1604 Spanish Notice of Privacy Practices (10 pages) |
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Medical Records: Management |
| 1122 Accounting of Disclosures (7 pages) |
1135 Contents of Medical Records (9 pages) |
| 1146 Fax Machines and the Medical Office (7 pages) |
1125 Medical Records_Allowable Copying Charges (5 pages) |
| 1100 Medical Records_Most Commonly Asked Questions (16 pages) |
1160 Retention of Medical Records (9 pages) |
| 1144 Security Breach of Health Information (10 pages) |
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Medical Records: Requests for Access |
| 1127 Attorney Pre-Litigation Request for Medical Information (9 pages) |
1145 Employer Access to Medical Records_Employment Physicals (12 pages) |
| 1170 Health Plan Access to Medical Records (9 pages) |
1148 Medi-Cal and Medicare Investigators' Access to Medical Records (7 pages) |
| 1150 Patient Access to Medical Records (21 pages) |
1155 QIO Access to Physician Office Charts (6 pages) |
| 1101 Request by Other Third Parties_CMIA, IIPPA, and the HIPAA Privacy Rules (35 pages) |
1147 Requests by Law Enforcement_Search Warrants (5 pages) |
| 1180 Subpoenas_Guide for Responding (24 pages) |
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Medical Records: Special Confidentiality Requirements |
| 1110 Confidentiality of Sensitive Medical Information (14 pages) |
1187 Disclosure of Immunization Information (5 pages) |
| 1175 Special Confidentiality Requests (5 pages) |
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Medical Staffs |
| 1703 Bylaws Analysis Service (1 page) |
1241 Disruptive Behavior Involving Members of the Medical Staff (9 pages) |
| 1212 Economic Credentialing and Exclusive Contracts (18 pages) |
1211 Exclusive Contracts (13 pages) |
| 1240 Guidelines for Physician Well-Being Committees Policies and Procedures (20 pages) |
1248 Hospital Accreditation Organization Standards Concerning Medical Staff Self-Governance (8 pages) |
| 1219 Hospital Medical Staff Incorporation (18 pages) |
1281 Legal Counsel for the Medical Staff_Consistent or Conflicting Interests (7 pages) |
| 1206 Medical Staff Bylaws_ A Binding Agreement to Protect Patient Care (7 pages) |
1207 Medical Staff Membership for Physician Excluded from any Federally Funded Health Care Program (4 pages) |
| 1280 Medical Staff Self-Governance_Policy and Law (17 pages) |
0837 Sexual Harrassment in the Medical Staff Context (4 pages) |
| 1250 Ten Strategies to Protect Quality Through Medical Staff Self-Governance (11 pages) |
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Medicare and Medi-Cal |
| 1026 Denials Under Medicare Managed Care (8 pages) |
0626 Medi-Cal Audits (12 pages) |
| 0625 Medicare Audits (20 pages) |
0516 Medicare Drug Benefit (Medicare (Rx)) (11 pages) |
| 0152 Medicare Managed Care_Medicare Advantage (20 pages) |
0151 Medicare Participation (and non-participation) Options (23 pages) |
| 0147 Medicare Reassignment Rules (9 pages) |
0640 Reasonable and Necessary Services Under the Medicare Program (6 pages) |
| 0600 Resource Guide for Medicare_Medi-Cal (6 pages) |
0150 Side Agreements with Medi-Cal Patients (9 pages) |
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Miscellaneous Issues |
| 1701 Asking for CMA legal assistance* (3 pages) |
0810 Disability Parking Certification (4 pages) |
| 1350 Driving Laws_Emergency Exemptions (4 pages) |
1318 False or Misleading Health Product Advertising_How to Report (3 pages) |
| 1707 IMQ Continuing Medical Education-Certification Program for Physicians_ (3 pages) |
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Office Safety |
| 1841 Accidents_Investigating and Documenting (3 pages) |
1805 Bloodborne Pathogens (20 pages) |
| 1810 Cal-OSHA Compliance and Inspections (11 pages) |
1827 Ergonomics (3 pages) |
| 1815 Hazardous Substances_Communication in the Workplace (11 pages) |
1820 Hazardous Waste (5 pages) |
| 1825 Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (6 pages) |
1830 Medical Waste (15 pages) |
| 1828 Occupational Injury and Illness Records_Log 300 (5 pages) |
1807 Sharps & Safety Needles (14 pages) |
| 1835 Tuberculosis Transmission (6 pages) |
1840 Workplace Violence (3 pages) |
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Outpatient Facilities |
| 1326 Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program (4 pages) |
0214 Hospital Outpatient Clinics - Legal Considerations Impacting Physicians (5 pages) |
| 1335 Mammography Facilities and X-rays (5 pages) |
0202 Surgicenters & Other Outpatient Facilities (11 pages) |
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Peer Review |
| 1420 Administrator And Board Access To Peer Review Files (9 pages) |
1403 Assisting Physicians with Substance Abuse or Mental Health Problems (29 pages) |
| 1205 Board Certification as a Requirement for Medical Staff Privileges (13 pages) |
1430 Credentialing - Liability Releases, Indemnification (6 pages) |
| 1431 Credentialing - Malpractice Claims and History (4 pages) |
1407 Documentation of Peer Review Activities (9 pages) |
| 1417 External Peer Review (5 pages) |
1411 Guide to Physician Peer Review Hearings (6 pages) |
| 1498 Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (4 pages) |
1410 Peer Review - Fair Hearing Requirements (26 pages) |
| 1425 Peer Review Protections - Executive Summary (10 pages) |
1435 Reporting Incompetent, Impaired, or Unethical Colleagues (9 pages) |
| 1440 Sharing of Peer Review Information (14 pages) |
1443 State Agency Requests for Peer Review Information (16 pages) |
| 1445 Summary Suspensions (8 pages) |
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Physician-Patient Relationship |
| 0818 Establishment of the Physician-Patient Relationship (13 pages) |
0275 Patient Retention_Restrictive Covenants (17 pages) |
| 0819 Physician-Patient Communication (21 pages) |
0805 Termination of the Physician-Patient Relationship (11 pages) |
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Professional Liability |
| 0825 MICRA Information (10 pages) |
0807 Arbitration of Medical Injury Claims (9 pages) |
| 0800 Commonly Asked Questions About Professional Liability (18 pages) |
0808 Countersuits (Malicious Prosecution) (4 pages) |
| 0895 Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Liability (11 pages) |
0820 Good Samaritan and Other Immunities (19 pages) |
| 0804 Malpractice Insurance Issues (13 pages) |
0809 Malpractice, Manslaughter or Murder (11 pages) |
| 0830 Managed Care - Health Plan Liability (18 pages) |
1043 Managed Care - Physician Malpractice Liability (18 pages) |
| 0836 Punitive Damages (10 pages) |
0832 Resolution of Claims with Medicare-Eligible Claimants (4 pages) |
| 0824 Responding to Unanticipated Outcomes in Patient Care (12 pages) |
0870 Sexual Harrassment of Patients or Employees (19 pages) |
| 0803 What Happens When You're Sued (12 pages) |
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Reimbursement: From HMOs & Other Private Payors |
| 0105 Assignment of Benefits (7 pages) |
0121 Authorization and Payment for Emergency Services (20 pages) |
| 0106 Bankruptcy of IPAs or Health Plans (18 pages) |
0114 Coordination of Benefits (3 pages) |
| 0116 Coordination of Benefits_Payment Below Medicare Allowable (7 pages) |
0122 ERISA Plans (24 pages) |
| 0129 Fee Schedules (10 pages) |
0180 Health Plan Special Claims Review (3 pages) |
| 0131 Insolvency of Health Plan, IPA or Other Entities that Contract with Health Plans (Pre-Bankruptcy or Closure) (11 pages) |
0124 Late Payment (12 pages) |
| 0130 Non-Contracting Physicians_Implied Contracts (33 pages) |
0145 Payment Denial after Treatment Authorization or Verification of Eligibility (12 pages) |
| 0146 Payment Denials by Managed Care Plans and IPAs (22 pages) |
0135 Plan Requests for Refunds from Physicians (11 pages) |
| 0185 Reimbursement for Immunizations and Other Injections* (7 pages) |
0108 RICO Settlements (23 pages) |
| 1907 Silent PPO Action Guide (33 pages) |
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Reimbursement: From Patients |
| 0110 Billing patients (14 pages) |
0120 Collecting from deceased patient's estate (3 pages) |
| 0112 Collecting from patients_extending credit (15 pages) |
0117 Concierge (Boutique) Practices (5 pages) |
| 0118 Health Savings Accounts (7 pages) |
1119 Red Flags Rule (27 pages) |
| 0115 Waiver of copayment (6 pages) |
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Reimbursement: Other Issues |
| 0113 Charging for Form Completion (3 pages) |
0111 Hiring a Billing Company (12 pages) |
| 0125 Medical Liens (17 pages) |
0123 Physician Access to Hospital, Laboratory and Pharmacy Charges (3 pages) |
| 0155 Small Claims Action to Recover Payment (5 pages) |
0119 The Emergency Medical Services Fund and Federal Funds for Undocumented Alien Emergency Care (8 pages) |
| 0160 Treatment of Relatives (or Oneself) (3 pages) |
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Reporting Abuse/Violence |
| 1505 Child Abuse or Neglect (21 pages) |
1510 Reporting Dependent Adult and Elder Abuse (21 pages) |
| 1511 Reporting Domestic Violence (8 pages) |
1520 Reporting Injuries by a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Act, Health Facility Neglect, or Emergency Department Violence (6 pages) |
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Reporting Diseases, Conditions, & Events |
| 1525 DMV Reports_Epilepsy_Lapses of Consciousness (9 pages) |
1528 Occupational Illness and Injury (5 pages) |
| 0845 Pandemic and Emergency Health Preparedness Act (9 pages) |
1515 Psychiatric Inpatients_Reporting Firearms Prohibition (5 pages) |
| 1506 Reporting Communicable Diseases, Including Tuberculosis & Diseases Related to Bioterrorism (10 pages) |
1527 Reporting neonatal & pediatric disorders (3 pages) |
| 1501 Requirements for Reporting Cancer and Parkinson's Disease Cases (5 pages) |
1503 Vital Statistic Reporting_Birth and Marriage (3 pages) |
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Reproductive Issues |
| 0401 Abortion Issues (6 pages) |
0406 Infertility Treatment_Consent Requirements (10 pages) |
| 1313 Infertility Treatment_Licensing and Disease Screening Requirements (6 pages) |
0416 Informed Consent for Sterilization (and Hysterectomies) (12 pages) |
| 1303 Tests of Pregnant Women, Newborns and Young Children (6 pages) |
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Warning Obligations |
| 0815 Physician's Duty to Warn (12 pages) |
0816 Proposition 65 Warnings (8 pages) |
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Workers' Compensation |
| 1911 Basics of the Workers' Compensation System (7 pages) |
1915 Health Care Organizations (HCOs) (5 pages) |
| 1932 Medical Provider Networks (15 pages) |
1925 Medical-Legal_Evaluations, Reports, and Payment (18 pages) |
| 1955 MPN Independent Medical Review (8 pages) |
1945 Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs)_Requirements and Responsibilities (7 pages) |
| 1951 Spinal Surgery_Second Opinion Process (9 pages) |
1930 Treating Physicians_Obligations & Reports (17 pages) |
| 1929 Treating Physicians_Payment for Treatment (22 pages) |
1950 Utilization Review (14 pages) |
| 1922 Workers' Compensation Fraud_Identifying, Reporting and Responding to Suspected Fraud (12 pages) |
1940 Workers' Compensation Subpoenas (2 pages) |
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