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CA Labor Code § 138.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 138.1.

138.1.  The administrative director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. He or she shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 559, Sec. 9. (AB 1426) Effective October 7, 2011.)
CA Labor Code § 138.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 138.2.

138.2.  (a) The headquarters of the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall be based at and operated from a centrally located city.The administrative director shall have an office in that city with suitable rooms, necessary office furniture, stationery, and supplies, and may rent quarters in other places for the purpose of establishing branch or service offices, and for that purpose may provide those offices with necessary furniture, stationery, and supplies.(b) The administrative director shall provide suitable rooms, with necessary office furniture, stationery, and supplies, for the appeals board at the centrally located city in which the board shall be based and from which it shall operate, and may rent quarters in other places for the purpose of establishing branch or service offices for the appeals board, and for that purpose may provide those offices with necessary furniture, stationery, and supplies.(c) All meetings held by the administrative director shall be open and public. Notice thereof shall be published in papers of general circulation not more than 30 days and not less than 10 days prior to each meeting in Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Written notice of all meetings shall be given to all persons who request, in writing directed to the administrative director, that they be given notice.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 559, Sec. 10. (AB 1426) Effective October 7, 2011.)
CA Labor Code § 138.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 138.3.

138.3.  The administrative director shall, with respect to all injuries, prescribe, pursuant to Section 5402, reasonable rules and regulations requiring the employer to serve notice on the injured employee that he may be entitled to benefits under this division.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1099.)
CA Labor Code § 138.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 138.5.

138.5.  The Division of Workers’ Compensation shall cooperate in the enforcement of child support obligations. At the request of the Department of Child Support Services, the administrative director shall assist in providing to the State Department of Child Support Services information concerning persons who are receiving permanent disability benefits or who have filed an application for adjudication of a claim which the Department of Child Support Services determines is necessary to carry out its responsibilities pursuant to Section 17510 of the Family Code.The process of sharing information with regard to applicants for and recipients of permanent disability benefits required by this section shall be known as the Workers’ Compensation Notification Project.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 808, Sec. 110. Effective September 28, 2000.)
CA Labor Code § 138.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 138.8.

138.8.  (a) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the administrative director shall publish on the division’s internet website provider utilization data, as reported to the Division of Workers’ Compensation, for physicians who treated 10 or more injured workers during the 12 months before July 1 of the previous year. The provider utilization data shall include all of the following:(1) The physician’s first and last name.(2) The physician’s specialty.(3) The physician’s National Provider Identifier.(4) The number of injured workers treated by the physician.(5) The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10) codes by both diagnosis and procedure.(6) A short description of the ICD-10 codes used by the physician.(7) The number of utilization review decisions that resulted in a modification or denial of a request for authorization of medical treatment based upon a determination of medical necessity.(8) The number of independent medical review decisions issued in response to an appeal of a utilization review decision that resulted in a modification or denial based upon medical necessity and the number of independent medical review decisions that resulted in the utilization review modification or denial being overturned.(9) Any additional data as determined by the administrative director.(b) For purposes of this section, “physician” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 3209.3.(c) The administrative director may withhold data contained in subdivision (a) if deemed necessary to protect patient privacy.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 647, Sec. 3. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Labor Code § 139.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 139.4.

139.4.  (a) The administrative director may review advertising copy to ensure compliance with Section 651 of the Business and Professions Code and may require qualified medical evaluators to maintain a file of all advertising copy for a period of 90 days from the date of its use. Any file so required to be maintained shall be available to the administrative director upon the administrative director’s request for review.(b) No advertising copy shall be used after its use has been disapproved by the administrative director and the qualified medical evaluator has been notified in writing of the disapproval.(c) A qualified medical evaluator who is found by the administrative director to have violated any provision of this section may be terminated, suspended, or placed on probation.(d) Proceedings to determine whether a violation of this section has occurred shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(e) The administrative director shall adopt regulations governing advertising by physicians with respect to industrial injuries or illnesses. (f) Subdivision (a) shall not be construed to alter the application of Section 651 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 639, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Labor Code § 139.43 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 139.43.

139.43.  (a) No person or entity shall advertise, print, display, publish, distribute, or broadcast, or cause or permit to be advertised, printed, displayed, published, distributed, or broadcast in any manner, any statement concerning services or benefits to be provided to an injured worker, that is paid for directly or indirectly by that person or entity and is false, misleading, or deceptive, or that omits material information necessary to make the statement therein not false, misleading, or deceptive.(b) As soon as reasonably possible, but not later than January 1, 1994, the administrative director shall adopt regulations governing advertising by persons or entities other than physicians and attorneys with respect to services or benefits for injured workers. In promulgating regulations pursuant to this subdivision, the administrative director shall review existing regulations, including those adopted by the State Bar, to identify those regulatory approaches that may serve as a model for regulations required by this subdivision.(c) A violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor, punishable by incarceration in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or both.(d) This section shall not apply to physicians or attorneys. It is the intent of the Legislature to exempt physicians and attorneys from this section because the conduct regulated by this section, with respect to physicians and attorneys, is governed by other provisions of law.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 193, Sec. 138. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 139.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 139.45.

139.45.  (a) In promulgating regulations pursuant to Sections 139.4 and 139.43, the administrative director shall take particular care to preclude any advertisements with respect to industrial injuries or illnesses that are false or mislead the public with respect to workers’ compensation. In promulgating rules with respect to advertising, the State Bar and physician licensing boards shall also take particular care to achieve the same goal.(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), false or misleading advertisements shall include advertisements that do any of the following:(1) Contain an untrue statement.(2) Contain any matter, or present or arrange any matter in a manner or format that is false, deceptive, or that tends to confuse, deceive, or mislead.(3) Omit any fact necessary to make the statement made, in the light of the circumstances under which the statement is made, not misleading.(4) Are transmitted in any manner that involves coercion, duress, compulsion, intimidation, threats, or vexatious or harassing conduct.(5) Entice a person to respond by the offering of any consideration, including a good or service but excluding free medical evaluations or treatment, that would be provided either at no charge or for less than market value. No free medical evaluation or treatment shall be offered for the purpose of defrauding any entity.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 639, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Labor Code § 139.47 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 139.47.

139.47.  The Director of Industrial Relations shall establish and maintain a program to encourage, facilitate, and educate employers to provide early and sustained return to work after occupational injury or illness. The program shall do both of the following:(a) Develop educational materials and guides, in easily understandable language in both print and electronic form, for employers, health care providers, employees, and labor unions. These materials shall address issues including, but not limited to, early return to work, assessment of functional abilities and limitations, development of appropriate work restrictions, job analysis, worksite modifications, assistive equipment and devices, and available resources.(b) Conduct training for employee and employer organizations and health care providers concerning the accommodation of injured employees and the prevention of reinjury.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 6, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 139.48 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Division of Workers Compensation|Section 139.48.

139.48.  (a) There is in the department a return-to-work program administered by the director, funded by one hundred twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) annually derived from non-General Funds of the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund, for the purpose of making supplemental payments to workers whose permanent disability benefits are disproportionately low in comparison to their earnings loss. Moneys shall remain available for use by the return-to-work program without respect to the fiscal year.(b) Eligibility for payments and the amount of payments shall be determined by regulations adopted by the director, based on findings from studies conducted by the director in consultation with the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation. Determinations of the director shall be subject to review at the trial level of the appeals board upon the same grounds as prescribed for petitions for reconsideration.(c) This section shall apply only to injuries sustained on or after January 1, 2013.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 37. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013.)
CA Labor Code § 140 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 140.

140.  (a) There is in the Department of Industrial Relations, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board which consists of seven members who shall be appointed by the Governor. Two members shall be from the field of management, two members shall be from the field of labor, one member shall be from the field of occupational health, one member shall be from the field of occupational safety and one member shall be from the general public. Members representing occupational safety and health fields and the public member shall be selected from other than the fields of management or labor.(b) Terms of office for members of the Industrial Safety Board shall expire 60 days after the effective date of the amendment of this section enacted at the 1973–74 Regular Session. Newly appointed members of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board shall assume their duties upon that date.(c) The Governor shall designate the chairman of the board from the membership of the board. The person so designated shall hold the office of chairman at the pleasure of the Governor. The chairman shall designate a member of the board to act as chairman in his absence.(d) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.(e) All references in this or any other code to the Industrial Safety Board shall be deemed to mean the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 141 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 141.

141.  (a) The terms of office of the members of the board shall be four years and they shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of a successor. The terms of the members of the board first appointed shall expire as follows: three members, one representative from management, one representative from labor, and one representative from occupational health, on June 1, 1974; three members, one representative from management, one representative from labor, and one representative from occupational safety, on June 1, 1975; one member June 1, 1976. The terms shall thereafter expire in the same relative order. Vacancies occurring shall be filled by appointment to the unexpired term.(b) Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day of his or her actual attendance at meetings of the board, and other official business of the board, and his or her actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duty as a member.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 254. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 142 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 142.

142.  The Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall enforce all occupational safety and health standards adopted pursuant to this chapter, and those heretofore adopted by the Industrial Accident Commission or the Industrial Safety Board. General safety orders heretofore adopted by the Industrial Accident Commission or the Industrial Safety Board shall continue to remain in effect, but they may be amended or repealed pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1124, Sec. 40. Effective September 30, 2002.)
CA Labor Code § 142.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 142.1.

142.1.  The board shall meet at least monthly. The meetings shall be rotated throughout the state at locations designated by the chairman. All meetings held by the board shall be open and public. Written notice of all meetings and a proposed agenda shall be given to all persons who make request for the notice in writing to the board.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 657, Sec. 1.)
CA Labor Code § 142.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 142.2.

142.2.  At each of its meetings, the board shall make time available to interested persons to propose new or revised orders or standards appropriate for adoption pursuant to this chapter or other items concerning occupational safety and health. The board shall consider such proposed orders or standards and report its decision no later than six months following receipt of such proposals.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 142.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 142.4.

142.4.  (a) Occupational safety and health standards and orders shall be adopted, amended, or repealed as provided in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except as modified by this chapter.(b) If an emergency regulation is based upon an emergency temporary standard published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Section 6(c)(1) of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596; 29 U.S.C. Sec. 655(c)(1)), the 120-day period specified in Section 11346.1 of the Government Code shall be deemed not to expire until 120 days after a permanent standard is promulgated by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Section 6(c)(3) of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 655(c)(3)).(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 478. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Labor Code § 143 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 143.

143.  (a) Any employer may apply to the board for a permanent variance from an occupational safety and health standard, order, special order, or portion thereof, upon a showing of an alternate program, method, practice, means, device, or process which will provide equal or superior safety for employees.(b) The board shall issue such variance if it determines on the record, after opportunity for an investigation where appropriate and a hearing, that the proponent of the variance has demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that the conditions, practices, means, methods, operations, or processes used or proposed to be used by an employer will provide employment and places of employment to his employees which are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail if he complied with the standard. The variance so issued shall prescribe the conditions the employer must maintain, and the practices, means, methods, operations, and processes which he must adopt and utilize to the extent they differ from the standard in question.(c) The board is authorized to grant a variance from any standard or portion thereof whenever it determines such variance is necessary to permit an employer to participate in an experiment approved by the director designed to demonstrate or validate new and improved techniques to safeguard the health or safety of workers.(d) A permanent variance may be modified or revoked upon application by an employer, employees, or the division, or by the board on its own motion, in the manner prescribed for its issuance under this section at any time.(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1284.)
CA Labor Code § 143.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 143.1.

143.1.  The board shall conduct hearings on such requests for a permanent variance after employees or employee representatives are properly notified and given an opportunity to appear. All board decisions on permanent variance requests shall be final except for any rehearing or judicial review provided for by law.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)
CA Labor Code § 143.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 143.2.

143.2.  The board, acting as a whole, may adopt, amend, or repeal rules of practice and procedure pertaining to hearings on applications for permanent variances, variance appeals, and other matters within its jurisdiction. All rules of practice and procedure amendments thereto, or repeal thereof, shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 255. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 144 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 1 - DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board|Section 144.

144.  (a) The authority of any agency, department, division, bureau or any other political subdivision other than the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to assist in the administration or enforcement of any occupational safety or health standard, order, or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be contained in a written agreement with the Department of Industrial Relations or an agency authorized by the department to enter into such agreement.(b) No such agreement shall deprive the Division of Occupational Safety and Health or other state agency to which authority has been delegated of any power or authority of the state agency.(c) Such an agreement may provide for the right of access of an authorized representative of the designated agency to enter any place of employment which is under the jurisdiction of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(d) If any representative of an agency operating under such an agreement becomes aware of an imminent hazard, he shall notify the employer and affected employees of the hazard and immediately notify the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.(e) Nothing in this section shall affect or limit the authority of any state or local agency as to any matter other than the enforcement of occupational safety and health standards adopted by the board; however, nothing herein shall limit or reduce the authority of local agencies to adopt and enforce higher standards relating to occupational safety and health for their own employees.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 72.)