20 C.F.R. § 30.405 After selecting a treating physician, may an employee choose to be treated by another physician instead?
Title 20 - Employees' Benefits
(a) OWCP will provide the employee with an opportunity to designate a treating physician when it accepts the claim. When the physician originally selected to provide treatment for an occupational illness or a covered illness refers the employee to a specialist for further medical care, the employee need not consult OWCP for approval. In all other instances, however, the employee must submit a written request to OWCP with his or her reasons for desiring a change of physician. (b) OWCP will approve the request if it determines that the reasons submitted are sufficient. Requests that are often approved include those for transfer of care from a general practitioner to a physician who specializes in treating the occupational illnesses or covered illnesses covered by EEOICPA, or the need for a new physician when an employee has moved. (c) The decision of OWCP that insufficient reasons for a change of physician have been submitted is final when issued and is not subject to the adjudicatory process described in subpart D of this part.
Title 20: Employees' Benefits
PART 30—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT OF 2000, AS AMENDED
Subpart E—Medical and Related Benefits
Medical Treatment and Related Issues
§ 30.405 After selecting a treating physician, may an employee choose to be treated by another physician instead?
