Is Acupuncture covered by Workers Compensation?
Yes. Under California law, employees are entitled to compensation for medical care resulting from accidental injury or disease that is related to employment regardless of whether the employee is at fault or not. Employers are required to provide immediate medical or Acupuncture treatment for employment injuries. You must use the physician/acupuncturist selected by your employer for the first 30 days of treatment. After 30 days, you are free to choose the physician/acupuncturist of your choice. If your employer does not have an acupuncturist or physician on staff, ask your employer to approve Acupuncture immediately. An injured employee is entitled to all necessary treatment of the employment-related injury sufficient to restore health to a level experienced before the injury. Recently, worker’s compensation reform has brought about changes that require approval (HMO like process) by the insurer prior to treatment. These changes have created obstacles for those patients seeking acupunct
