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

• A. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
• B. The director of Industrial Relations
• C. The Administrative Director
• D. The Industrial Medical Council

Answer: (C)

In California workers’ compensation, changing the physician selected by the employee is handled by the Administrative Director. This office oversees medical treatment issues and has the authority to designate, substitute, or remove a treating physician when a change is warranted, ensuring the process is orderly and fair for both employee and employer.

The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board deals with appeals of decisions and does not grant physician-change petitions. The director of Industrial Relations is not the proper body to authorize medical treatment changes, and the Industrial Medical Council does not have authority to approve physician substitutions.