WorkCompAcademy News - October 2, 2017

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Disgruntled QMEs Sue DWC to Renew Certifications, Final Brief Filed in Lien Stay Constitutional Challenge, Going and Coming Rule Precludes Employer Tort Liability, Feds Accuse Tenet Healthcare of $400 Million Fraud, Another Drugmaker Pleads Guilty - Pays $40M Fine, Governor Signs AB 1422 - Lien Fraud Clean Up Bill, DWC Adjusts DMEPOS Section of OMFS, FDA Orders 74 Opioid Drugmakers to Train Doctors, Sessions Identifies California as Opioid "Hot-Spot", Acupuncture, Electrotherapy Reduced Opioid Use.