California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4.5 - Division of Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 1 - Administrative Director-Administrative Rules
Article 5.5.2 - Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule
Section 9792.23.5 - Low Back Disorders Guideline
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The Administrative Director adopts and incorporates by reference the Low Back Disorders Guideline (ACOEM February 13, 2020) into the MTUS from the ACOEM Practice Guidelines.
1. New
section filed 6-18-2009; operative 7-18-2009 (Register 2009, No.
25).
2. Editorial correction of operative date in HISTORY 1
(Register 2009, No. 30).
3. Amendment of section heading and
repealer and new section filed 1-11-2018; operative 12-1-2017. Submitted to OAL
for filing and printing only pursuant to Labor Code section
5307.27(a)
(Register 2018, No. 2).
4. Amendment filed 8-28-2019; operative
8-11-2019. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Labor Code
section 5302.27(a) (Register 2019, No. 35).
5. Amendment filed
11-8-2021; operative 11-23-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
pursuant to Labor Code section 5302.27(a) (Register 2021, No.
46).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 4603.5, 5307.3 and 5307.27, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 77.5, 4600, 4604.5 and 5307.27, Labor Code.