§ 9792.26. Medical Evidence Evaluation Advisory Committee.
8 CA ADC § 9792.26Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
8 CCR § 9792.26
§ 9792.26. Medical Evidence Evaluation Advisory Committee.
(2) The members of the MEEAC shall be appointed by the Medical Director, or his or her designee, and shall consist of 19 members of the medical community holding the following licenses: Medical Doctor (M.D.) board certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) approved specialty board; Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) board certified by an ABMS or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) approved specialty board; M.D. board certified by a Medical Board of California (MBC) approved specialty board; Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.); Physical Therapy (P.T.); Occupational Therapy (O.T.); Acupuncture (L.Ac.); Psychology (PhD.); Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM); Pharmacologist (PharmD); Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Registered Nurse (RN), and representing the following specialty fields:
(e) To assess the quality and methodological rigors used to develop a medical treatment guideline, members of MEEAC shall use a modified version of the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) Instrument, May 2009. The AGREE II Instrument, May 2009, consisting of 23 key items organized within six domains followed by two global rating items was found in the following website: www.agreetrust.org. A copy of the AGREE II Instrument, May 2009 version may be obtained from the Medical Unit, Division of Workers' Compensation, P.O. Box 71010, Oakland, CA 94612-1486, or from the DWC web site at http://www.dwc.ca.gov.
(g) To determine the best available medical evidence, members of MEEAC shall rank the medical evidence used to support recommendations found in either guidelines or peer-reviewed published studies by applying the MTUS Methodology for Evaluating Medical Evidence set forth in section 9792.25.1 and shall choose the recommendations supported by the best available medical evidence.
(h) The members of MEEAC, except for the three subject matter experts, shall serve a two-year term, but shall remain in that position until a successor is selected. The subject matter experts shall serve as members of the medical evidence evaluation advisory committee until the evaluation of the subject matter guideline is completed. The members of the committee shall meet as necessary, but no less than three (3) times a year.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 4603.5, 5307.3 and 5307.27, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 77.5, 4600, 4604.5 and 5307.27, Labor Code.
History
1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 9792.23 to new section 9792.26 filed 6-18-2009; operative 7-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 25).
2. Editorial correction of operative date in History 1 (Register 2009, No. 30).
3. Amendment filed 4-20-2015; operative 4-20-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 17).
This database is current through 6/21/24 Register 2024, No. 25.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 9792.26, 8 CA ADC § 9792.26
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