[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).