Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

does the attorney on a wc case normal do what the AME suggust


Asked on 4/24/12, 7:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Nancy Wallace Nancy Wallace Atty at Law

THE AGREED MEDICAL EVALUATOR (AME) suggests MEDICAL treatment.

The Attorney can't treat, the attorney is NOT a doctor.

The attorney can send the worker to new Primary Treating doctor, IF that was the AME's treatment suggestion.

But, typically, the Attorney just faxes/delivers the AME's report to the Primary Treating PHysician and the PHYSICIAN issues "Requests for Authorization" to perform the AMEs suggestions.

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Answered on 4/26/12, 8:48 am


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