Independent Medical Examinations

This is an another phase of rules to implement provisions of Substitute Senate Bill 5801 (Chapter 6, Laws of 2011) that create minimum standards for treating providers in the medical provider network to treat injured workers of state fund and self-insured employers. Without amending the independent medical examination (IME) WACs, the standards for IME examiners will be inconsistent with standards for treating physicians. The changes were adopted 1/22/2013 and became effective on 2/25/2013.

2/25/2013	Rule Changes Effective
1/22/2013	Adoption (Rule-Making Order CR-103) Adopted Rule Language
12/4/2012	Comments Due
11/29/2012	Public Hearing
11/28/2012	Public Hearing
10/23/2012	Proposed Rulemaking (CR 102) Proposed Rule Language
3/20/2012	Preproposal (CR-101)