LC4601 addresses which employee right in workers compensation?

• A. Administrative Director
• B. Employer’s right to hire physicians
• C. Employee request to change physicians
• D. Insurance premium adjustments

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that Labor Code 4601 protects the employee’s right to change treating physicians in a workers’ compensation case. If a worker is not satisfied with the current physician or wants a second opinion, they can request a different treating physician, typically from the panel arranged by the employer or insurer or through the workers’ comp process. This ensures the employee has access to appropriate medical care and isn’t locked into a provider they feel isn’t helping.

The other options aren’t about the employee’s rights to medical care: the Administrative Director is a state official who oversees the system; the employer’s right to hire physicians concerns who provides care rather than the employee’s entitlement to change providers; and insurance premium adjustments deal with funding and cost controls, not the employee’s treatment rights.