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.
The Legal Intelligencer reports, “A workers’ compensation judge may reject the uncontradicted testimony of an independent medical witness who has examined a claimant, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled in an opinion that also called for legislative attention to a “systemic concern” with the assignment of physician exams.”
If you are in need of a worker’s compensation attorney in the Twin Cities area, contact Krug & Zupke. Visit our website for more information or call us at 651-645-7746.
