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DWC-7 Notice to Employees-Injuries Caused by Work (English and Spanish). This form provides your employees with information regarding workers' compensation benefits and the Medical Provider Network (MPN) in California.Covered Employee Notification of Rights Material (English and Spanish).

The LES Form DWC-1, or First Report of Injury or Illness, is the form used to report workers' compensation accidents or work-related illnesses to your insurance carrier or designated claims office. Delays and errors may increase costs related to processing the claim.

If your injury is covered, payments should begin within 14 days. If your ability to work has been permanently impaired, partially or totally, you will also be eligible for permanent disability benefits.

PRIMARY TREATING PHYSICIAN'S PERMANENT AND STATIONARY REPORT (PR-4) This form is required to be used for ratings prepared pursuant to the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule and the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (5th Ed.).

The Disability Evaluation Unit (DEU) determines permanent disability ratings by evaluating medical descriptions of physical and mental impairment.

What is a P&S report? When you reach a point where your medical condition is not improving and not getting worse, your condition is called permanent and stationary (P&S). This is referred to as the point in time when you have reached maximal medical improvement (MMI).

The California workers'compensation system, paid for by employers, provides several benefits to injured workers.Workers cannot sue their employers in court, and in return, employees don't have to prove that their employer was at fault for the injuryjust that the injury was work-related.

(1) The primary treating physician is the physician who is primarily responsible for managing the care of an employee, and who has examined the employee at least once for the purpose of rendering or prescribing treatment and has monitored the effect of the treatment thereafter.

Overview: The Request for Authorization for Medical Treatment (DWC Form RFA) is required for the employee's treating physician to initiate the utilization review process required by Labor Code section 4610.expedited review must be supported by documentation substantiating the employee's condition.