For Doctors
Articles Published:
"Exercise Your Right to Designate Your Permanent and Stationary Reports," Journal of the California Chiropractic Association, August 2002, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 19.
Books & Pamphlets:
Take Charge of Your Workers' Compensation Claim: An A to Z Guide for Injured Employees (3rd Edition). By Christopher A Ball. A great resource for injured workers and doctors who treat them. Purchase this book from Amazon.
Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. A comprehensive guide for conservative
management of Sports Injuries. Purchase
this book from Amazon.
Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Management. A must have if you treat personal injury cases caused by car accidents. Purchase this book from Amazon.
Differential Diagnosis and Management for the Chiropractor: Protocols and
Algorithms (2nd Edition). Excellent source of information and a great guide
for differential diagnosis. Purchase
this book from Amazon.
Workers' Compensation Laws of California by Matthew Bender. If you treat workers' compensation patients, this book will provide the labor codes and regulations needed to inform you, your staff and your patients. Purchase this book from Amazon.
The Physician's Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers' Compensation System: Developed by the Industrial Medical Council to assist physicians in understanding the many complexities within the California workers’ compensation system.
For Injured Workers: A pamphlet produced by the Department of Industrial Relations, suitable for distribution to patients, that provides information on workers' compensation.
Disability Index Forms:
Neck Disability Index: Form filled out by patients on a regular basis, that assists in tracking progress of neck injuries.
Oswestry Low Back Disability Index: Form filled out by patients on a regular basis, that assists in tracking progress of back injuries.
Permanent & Stationary (P&S) Letters:
P&S Referral Letter: Sample letter used to inform the insurance adjuster that you are referring your patient out for a P&S exam and report.
P&S Report Adoption Letter: Sample letter used to inform the carrier that you have adopted the report.
QME Forms
DEU 100 Form: Employee Disability Questionnaire
DEU 101 Form: Request for Summary Rating Determination
IMC 106 Form: Requests for Qualified Medical Evaluator
IMC 110 Form: QME Appointment Notification Form
IMC 111 Form: Qualified or
Agreed Medical Evaluator's Findings Summary Form
Web Sites:
The American Chiropractic
Association provides general information for the public and the chiropractic
profession and represents chiropractors in all of the USA.
Division of Workers' Compensation
portion of the official State of California web site offers employee &
employer guides to work comp, medical info, insurance info, etc.
Industrial Medical Council under the direction of the Division of Workers' Compensation and an important source of information relating to Workers' Compensation.