Fee schedule, Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule and mileage updates from the Division of Workers' Compensation in 2026, newest first.
Each item was checked against its official source on October 18, 2026.
October 8, 2026
DWC announced an update to the workers' comp fee schedule for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers to match October 2026 Medicare changes.
October 6, 2026
DWC updated the workers' comp fee schedule for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies to match Medicare's October 2026 changes.
October 3, 2026
DWC updated the workers' comp physician/non-physician practitioner fee schedule to reflect October 2026 Medicare changes.
August 6, 2026
DIR adopted updated Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule regulations for workers' comp, effective August 1, 2026.
August 6, 2026
DWC updated the hospital outpatient/ambulatory surgical center fee schedule for workers' comp to reflect July 2026 Medicare changes.
July 24, 2026
DWC increased the mileage reimbursement rate for injured workers' medical and medical-legal travel expenses.
July 10, 2026
DWC updated the workers' comp physician/non-physician practitioner fee schedule to align with 2026 Medicare rate changes.
July 7, 2026
DWC updated the workers' comp pathology and clinical laboratory fee schedule to align with 2026 Medicare changes.
July 3, 2026
DWC updated the workers' comp DMEPOS fee schedule to align with Medicare rate changes.
June 25, 2026
DWC issued third quarter 2026 adjustments to the Official Medical Fee Schedule for physician and non-physician practitioner services.
May 22, 2026
DIR adopted updated MTUS treatment guidelines (Title 8 CCR §§9792.22, 9792.23.9, 9792.24.2), effective June 1, 2026.
April 6, 2026
DWC updates MTUS evidence-based medical treatment guidelines effective April 1, 2026, affecting workers' comp claims handling.
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