Okla. Stat. tit. 85A, § 85A-16
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Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers
Official statutory text
Compensation.
A. The Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers
Compensation (ODG), published by the Work Loss Data Institute, is to
be recognized as the primary standard of reference, at the time of
treatment, in determining the frequency and extent of services
presumed to be medically necessary and appropriate for compensable
injuries under this act, or in resolving such matters in the event a
dispute arises. The medical treatment guidelines are not
requirements, nor are they mandates or standards; they provide
advice by identifying the care most likely to benefit injured
workers. The guidelines shall be evidence-based, scientifically
valid, outcome-focused, and designed to reduce excessive or
inappropriate medical care while safeguarding necessary medical
care.
B. Physicians providing care to an employee shall prescribe for
the employee any necessary prescription drugs and over-the-counter
alternatives to prescription medicine as clinically appropriate and
as recommended under the Official Disability Guidelines.
Prescriptions and nonprescription drugs that are not preferred,
exceed or are not addressed by ODG require preauthorization and the
preauthorization request shall include the prescribing doctor's drug
regimen plan of care and the anticipated dosage or range of dosages.
A. The Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers
Compensation (ODG), published by the Work Loss Data Institute, is to
be recognized as the primary standard of reference, at the time of
treatment, in determining the frequency and extent of services
presumed to be medically necessary and appropriate for compensable
injuries under this act, or in resolving such matters in the event a
dispute arises. The medical treatment guidelines are not
requirements, nor are they mandates or standards; they provide
advice by identifying the care most likely to benefit injured
workers. The guidelines shall be evidence-based, scientifically
valid, outcome-focused, and designed to reduce excessive or
inappropriate medical care while safeguarding necessary medical
care.
B. Physicians providing care to an employee shall prescribe for
the employee any necessary prescription drugs and over-the-counter
alternatives to prescription medicine as clinically appropriate and
as recommended under the Official Disability Guidelines.
Prescriptions and nonprescription drugs that are not preferred,
exceed or are not addressed by ODG require preauthorization and the
preauthorization request shall include the prescribing doctor's drug
regimen plan of care and the anticipated dosage or range of dosages.
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