by Melissa Day | Oct 31, 2016 | MAD News
HAPPY HALLO-WEAN! Today the Board issued Subject Number 064 – 892 which creates a “hearing process” for addressing opioid weaning issues. In support of this new process the Board recognizes that the Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines clearly indicate that...
by Melissa Day | Oct 25, 2016 | MAD News
TO WEAN, OR NOT TO WEAN, THAT IS THE QUESTION. The Board Panel, in a recent October 2016 Decision, considered the issue of whether a Claimant’s opioid medications were appropriate. Significantly, in this case the claimant was classified with a permanent total...
