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

• A. The Board of Supervisors
• B. The Admin Director
• C. The Medical Director
• D. The Insurance Commissioner

Answer: (B)

The key idea is who has the authority to approve changes to an employee’s chosen treating physician in California workers’ compensation, including self-insured plans. That authority rests with the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation. When an employer wants to change the physician selected by an employee, the request is made through a formal petition to the Administrative Director, who oversees medical provider arrangements and can authorize or deny such changes to ensure appropriate medical care and consistency with the system’s rules.

The other options don’t fit this authority: the Board of Supervisors is a local government body with no direct role in approving physician changes under workers’ compensation; a Medical Director is typically an employer-level role responsible for clinical guidance, not a state authority empowered to grant changes; and the Insurance Commissioner oversees insurance regulation, not the specific process of changing an employee’s treating physician in self-insured plans.