20 Cfr 702.419

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CFR Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor
Title 20 Employees' Benefits
Chapter VI Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor
Part 702 Administration and Procedure
Subpart D Medical Care and Supervision

20 CFR 702.419 - Action by employer upon acquiring
knowledge or being given notice of injury.
Section Number: 702.419
Section Name: Action by employer upon acquiring knowledge or being given notice of injury.

Whenever an employer acquires knowledge of an employee's injury,
through receipt of a written notice or otherwise, said employer shall
forthwith authorize, in writing, appropriate medical care. If a form is
prescribed for this purpose it shall be used whenever practicable.
Authorization shall also be given in cases where an employee's initial
choice was not of a specialist whose services are necessary for and
appropriate to the proper care and treatment of the compensable injury
or disease. In all other cases, consent may be given upon a showing of
good cause for change.
[50 FR 403, Jan. 3, 1985]

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