An employer desiring a change of employee-selected physician can petition the?

• A. The industrial medical council
• B. The workers' compensation appeals board
• C. The director of industrial relations
• D. The administrative director

Answer: (D)

In California workers’ compensation, if an employer wants to change the employee’s chosen treating physician, the petition goes to the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation. The Administrative Director has the authority to review and approve or deny requests to substitute a different physician for medical treatment. The other options aren’t the correct route in this process: the Industrial Medical Council isn’t the filing path for this petition, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board handles appeals of decisions rather than initiating a physician change, and the director of industrial relations isn’t the body that processes these physician-change requests.