The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has adopted expedited rules governing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Minnesota Rules, part 5221.6700, and amending general treatment parameters, Minn. R., part 5221.6050.
The rules were approved by the Office of Administrative Hearings on March 26, 2020. The rules were published in the State Register and are effective May 4, 2020.
A copy of the adopted rule is available on the DLI rulemaking docket page. More information about the PTSD treatment rules is provided on the PTSD treatment rule checklist.
Contact DLI’s medical policy staff at 651-284-5052 or medical.policy.dli@state.mn.us for more information.
One of our recent cases, Fish v. Ramler Trucking, was featured in detail on The Minnesota Lawyer. Read about the complexities of this case by going here:
https://minnlawyer.com/2019/12/06/employer-third-party-not-severally-liable-for-injury
