[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR10.300]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 10_CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION 
ACT, AS AMENDED--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart D_Medical and Related Benefits
 
Sec. 10.300  What are the basic rules for authorizing emergency 
medical care?

                         Emergency Medical Care


    (a) When an employee sustains a work-related traumatic injury that 
requires medical examination, medical treatment, or both, the employer 
shall authorize such examination and/or treatment by issuing a Form CA-
16. This form may be used for occupational disease or illness only if 
the employer has obtained prior permission from OWCP.
    (b) The employer shall issue Form CA-16 within four hours of the 
claimed injury. If the employer gives verbal authorization for such 
care, he or she should issue a Form CA-16 within 48 hours. The employer 
is not required to issue a Form CA-16 more than one week after the 
occurrence of the claimed injury. The employer may not authorize 
examination or medical or other treatment in any case that OWCP has 
disallowed.
    (c) Form CA-16 must contain the full name and address of the 
qualified physician or qualified medical facility authorized to provide 
service. The authorizing official must sign and date the form and must 
state his or her title. Form CA-16 authorizes treatment for 60 days from 
the date of issuance, unless OWCP terminates the authorization sooner.
    (d) The employer should advise the employee of the right to his or 
her initial choice of physician. The employer shall allow the employee 
to select a qualified physician, after advising him or her of those 
physicians excluded under subpart I of this part. The physician may be 
in private practice, including a health maintenance organization (HMO), 
or employed by a Federal agency such as the Department of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, or Veterans Affairs. Any qualified physician may 
provide initial treatment of a work-related injury in an emergency. See 
also Sec. 10.825(b).