The employer is required to provide all medical and hospital treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve from the effects of the injury.

• A. False
• B. Not at all
• C. Only emergency care
• D. True

Answer: (D)

In California workers’ compensation, the employer must furnish medical treatment that is reasonably required to cure or relieve the employee from the effects of the injury. This obligation isn’t limited to immediate emergencies; it covers all medical care that a treating physician determines is necessary to cure or relieve the injury, including ongoing visits, surgery, medications, therapy, and hospital care. The goal is to restore the employee’s health and ability to work, so treatment must be reasonable and medically necessary. Therefore, the statement is true. The other options don’t fit because they either deny the employer’s obligation or limit treatment to emergencies only, which is not correct.