§ 4600.05. — 4600.05. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 736, Sec. 2.)

(a)
An employer, as defined in Section 3300, shall provide immediate support from a nurse case manager for employees injured by an act of domestic terrorism, as defined in Section 2331 of Title 18 of the United States Code,
whose injuries arise out of and in the course of employment, to assist injured employees in obtaining medically necessary medical treatment, as defined by the medical treatment utilization schedule adopted pursuant to Section 5307.27, and to assist providers of medical services in seeking authorization of medical treatment.
(b)
(1)
This section shall apply only if the Governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8558 of the Government Code in connection with the act of domestic terrorism.
(2)
Upon the issuance of a declaration pursuant to paragraph (1), an employer that has been notified of a claim for compensation arising out of the acts that resulted in the declaration shall provide a notice within three days to the claimant advising the claimant
of medically necessary services provided pursuant to subdivision (a). In the case of a claim for compensation subject to this section that is filed after the declaration, the employer shall provide the notice to the claimant within three days. The notice shall be in the form adopted by the administrative director pursuant to subdivision (d).
(c)
This
section shall not alter the conditions for compensability of an injury, as described in Sections 3208.3 and 3600.
(d)
The administrative director shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including, but not limited to, the definition of a nurse case manager’s qualifications, the scope and timing of immediate support
from a nurse case manager, and the contents of the notice that employers shall provide to claimants.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 736, Sec. 2. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2018.