(d) The carrier has the right
to transfer the care of an injured employee from
the attending health care provider if an independent medical
examination (IME) determines that the employee is
not making appropriate progress in recuperation
(e) Except in emergency situations and for
treatment rendered by a managed care arrangement, after any initial
examination and diagnosis by a physician providing remedial
treatment, care, and attendance, and before a proposed course of
medical treatment begins, each insurer shall review, in
accordance with the requirements of this chapter, the proposed
course of treatment, DFS-F5-DWC-25, to determine whether
such treatment would be recognized as reasonably prudent. The review
must be in accordance with all applicable workers' compensation
practice parameters and protocols of treatment established in
accordance with this chapter. The insurer must accept any such
proposed course of treatment unless the insurer notifies the
physician of its specific objections to the proposed course of
treatment by the close of the tenth business day after notification
by the physician, or a supervised designee of the physician, of the
proposed course of treatment.
