New Workers' Comp Changes Started Yesterday!

[Guest guest]

Dear Colleagues,

The new provisions for chiropractic services called for

within our House Bill 2756 started yesterday Jan. 2, 2008.

You now have 18 visits or 60 days before you must refer the

patient to an all knowing MD/DO for referral back to you for continued curative

care. You can authorize up to 30 days of time loss beyond that you must

have that same all knowing MD/DO authorize any continued time-loss.

However, if you patient is enrolled in a W/C MCO the

MCO’s treatment guidelines and rules trump the 18/60. If your not

on panel, remember you still have 7 days from the post mark (the day it was sent) of the enrollment letter to

treat your patient as per the continuity of care provision before you must

refer them to a colleague who is on panel. The carrier must notify you

the provider in writing as well as the patient it is not enough to simply

notify the injured worker in writing unless, the carrier has no knowledge you

exist or were treating the injured worker. So make darn sure you get

those Form 827s in with your chart notes and billings ASAP!

If you have questions about non-payment for your services

you can call the Workers’ Compensation Medical Dispute Section at

503-947-7816 listen for the prompts then select “option 2” when the

automated system offers it and then ask to speak to the “medical reviewer

of the day.”

Don’t miss the

36-Hour AMA Guides 6th Edition Impairment Rating Certification

Classes! This is going to be huge for the profession I need 400 or 500 of

you colleagues certified in the current edition of the Guides!

Dates: April 19-20, May 17-18,

and May 31-June1, 2008 Classes will be in Salem flyers will be coming out shortly.

Vern Saboe, DC

Lobbyist

Chiropractic Association of Oregon