Worker's Comp and Oregon Health Services

[Guest guest]

Vern.

Since you are the expert on the rules of w/c and legislative issues, I would

like to bring up something I found out yesterday regarding w/c and Oregon Health

Systems.

Even though Oregon law allows for 18 visits over 60 days, OHS is still only

allowing 12/30 before getting further authorization. They say they have the

right to restrict treatment regardless of what Oregon law says. This doesn't

seem right, as this would be infringing on the rights of Oregon workers. I have

been going round and round with OHS this last week, and it wouldn't surprise me

if they didn't know what they were talking about with the internal 12/30 policy,

but if they are right, this circumventing the rule should be stopped.

Thanks for your hard work.

Grice, DC

Albany, OR