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 9792.23.8 - Workplace Mental Health Guideline

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 9792.23.8

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The Administrative Director adopts and incorporates by reference the Introduction to the Workplace Mental Health Guideline (ACOEM March 13, 2019) into the MTUS. The Workplace Mental Health Guideline consists of specific modules set forth below from the ACOEM Practice Guidelines addressing the issue of Workplace Mental Health:

(1) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (ACOEM December 18, 2018).

(2) Depressive Disorders (ACOEM Fedruary 13, 2020).

(3) Anxiety Disorders (ACOEM April 30, 2021).

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. 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 of section heading and section filed 4-11-2019; operative 4-18-2019. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 5307.27(a) (Register 2019, No. 15).
5. 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).
6. New subsection (a)(2) filed 9-10-2020; operative 9-21-2020. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 5307.27(a) (Register 2020, No. 37).
7. New subsection (a)(3) filed 7-29-2021; operative 7-19-2021. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 5307.27(a) (Register 2021, No. 31).

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.

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