California Code
DIVISION 4 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURANCE
PART 2 - COMPUTATION OF COMPENSATION

CHAPTER 1 - Average Earnings

Section 4451. - 4451. Average annual earnings shall be taken as fifty-two times...

Section 4452. - 4452. Four times the average annual earnings shall be taken...

Section 4452.5. - 4452.5. As used in this division: (a) “Permanent total disability”...

Section 4453. - 4453. (a) In computing average annual earnings for the purposes...

Section 4453.5. - 4453.5. Benefits payable on account of an injury shall not...

Section 4454. - 4454. In determining average weekly earnings within the limits fixed...

Section 4455. - 4455. If the injured employee is under 18 years of...

Section 4456. - 4456. Where any employee is injured while engaged on any...

Section 4457. - 4457. In the event the average weekly earnings of workmen...

Section 4458. - 4458. If a member registered as an active firefighting member...

Section 4458.2. - 4458.2. If an active peace officer of any department as...

Section 4458.5. - 4458.5. If a member suffers “an injury” following termination of...

Section 4459. - 4459. The fact that an employee has suffered a previous...

CHAPTER 2 - Compensation Schedules

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 4550. - 4550. Where liability for compensation exists under this division, such...

Section 4551. - 4551. Where the injury is caused by the serious and...

Section 4552. - 4552. The reduction of compensation because of the serious and...

Section 4553. - 4553. The amount of compensation otherwise recoverable shall be increased...

Section 4553.1. - 4553.1. In order to support a holding of serious and...

Section 4554. - 4554. In case of the willful failure by an employer...

Section 4555. - 4555. In case of failure by an employer to secure...

Section 4555.5. - 4555.5. Whenever a petition to reduce an award, based upon...

Section 4556. - 4556. The increases provided for by this article shall not...

Section 4557. - 4557. Where the injury is to an employee under 16...

Section 4558. - 4558. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Employer” means...

ARTICLE 2 - Medical and Hospital Treatment

Section 4600. - 4600. (a) Medical, surgical, chiropractic, acupuncture, licensed clinical social worker,...

Section 4600.05. - 4600.05. (a) An employer, as defined in Section 3300, shall...

Section 4600.1. - 4600.1. (a) Subject to subdivision (b), any person or entity...

Section 4600.2. - 4600.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4600, if a self-insured employer, group...

Section 4600.3. - 4600.3. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 4600, when a self-insured employer,...

Section 4600.35. - 4600.35. Any entity seeking to reimburse health care providers for...

Section 4600.4. - 4600.4. (a) A workers’ compensation insurer, third-party administrator, or other...

Section 4600.5. - 4600.5. (a) Any health care service plan licensed pursuant to...

Section 4600.6. - 4600.6. Any workers’ compensation insurer, third-party administrator, or other entity...

Section 4600.7. - 4600.7. (a) The Workers’ Compensation Managed Care Fund is hereby...

Section 4601. - 4601. (a) If the employee so requests, the employer shall...

Section 4602. - 4602. If the employee so requests, the employer shall procure...

Section 4603. - 4603. If the employer desires a change of physicians or...

Section 4603.2. - 4603.2. (a) (1) Upon selecting a physician pursuant to Section...

Section 4603.3. - 4603.3. (a) Upon payment, adjustment, or denial of a complete...

Section 4603.4. - 4603.4. (a) The administrative director shall adopt rules and regulations...

Section 4603.5. - 4603.5. The administrative director shall adopt rules pertaining to the...

Section 4603.6. - 4603.6. (a) If the only dispute is the amount of...

Section 4604. - 4604. Controversies between employer and employee arising under this chapter...

Section 4604.5. - 4604.5. (a) The recommended guidelines set forth in the medical...

Section 4605. - 4605. Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit the right...

Section 4606. - 4606. Any county, city and county, city, school district, or...

Section 4607. - 4607. Where a party to a proceeding institutes proceedings to...

Section 4608. - 4608. No workers’ compensation insurer, self-insured employer, or agent of...

Section 4609. - 4609. (a) In order to prevent the improper selling, leasing,...

Section 4610. - 4610. (a) For purposes of this section, “utilization review” means...

Section 4610.1. - 4610.1. An employee shall not be entitled to an increase...

Section 4610.3. - 4610.3. (a) Regardless of whether an employer has established a...

Section 4610.5. - 4610.5. (a) This section applies to the following disputes: (1)...

Section 4610.6. - 4610.6. (a) Upon receipt of a case pursuant to Section...

Section 4611. - 4611. (a) When a contracting agent sells, leases, or transfers...

Section 4614. - 4614. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 5307.1, where the employee’s individual...

Section 4614.1. - 4614.1. Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 1345 of the Health...

Section 4615. - 4615. (a) Upon the filing of criminal charges against a...

ARTICLE 2.3 - Medical Provider Networks

Section 4616. - 4616. (a) (1) An insurer, employer, or entity that provides...

Section 4616.1. - 4616.1. (a) An insurer, employer, or entity that provides physician...

Section 4616.2. - 4616.2. (a) A medical provider network shall file a written...

Section 4616.3. - 4616.3. (a) If the injured employee notifies the employer of...

Section 4616.4. - 4616.4. (a) (1) The administrative director shall contract with individual...

Section 4616.5. - 4616.5. (a) For purposes of this article, “employer” means a...

Section 4616.6. - 4616.6. No additional examinations shall be ordered by the appeals...

Section 4616.7. - 4616.7. (a) A health care organization certified pursuant to Section...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Medical-Legal Expenses

Section 4620. - 4620. (a) For purposes of this article, a medical-legal expense...

Section 4621. - 4621. (a) In accordance with the rules of practice and...

Section 4622. - 4622. All medical-legal expenses for which the employer is liable...

Section 4625. - 4625. (a) Effective for services provided on or after January...

Section 4626. - 4626. All charges for X-rays, laboratory services, and other diagnostic...

Section 4627. - 4627. The board and the administrative director may promulgate such...

Section 4628. - 4628. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no person,...

ARTICLE 3 - Disability Payments

Section 4650. - 4650. (a) If an injury causes temporary disability, the first...

Section 4650.5. - 4650.5. Notwithstanding Section 4650, in the case of state civil...

Section 4651. - 4651. (a) (1) A disability indemnity payment shall not be...

Section 4651. - 4651. (a) A disability indemnity payment shall not be made...

Section 4651.1. - 4651.1. Where a petition is filed with the appeals board...

Section 4651.2. - 4651.2. No petitions filed under Section 4651.1 shall be granted...

Section 4651.3. - 4651.3. Where a petition is filed with the appeals board...

Section 4652. - 4652. Except as otherwise provided by Section 4650.5, no temporary...

Section 4653. - 4653. If the injury causes temporary total disability, the disability...

Section 4654. - 4654. If the injury causes temporary partial disability, the disability...

Section 4655. - 4655. If the injury causes temporary disability which is at...

Section 4656. - 4656. (a) Aggregate disability payments for a single injury occurring...

Section 4657. - 4657. In case of temporary partial disability the weekly loss...

Section 4658. - 4658. (a) For injuries occurring prior to January 1, 1992,...

Section 4658.1. - 4658.1. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 4658.5. - 4658.5. (a) This section shall apply to injuries occurring on...

Section 4658.6. - 4658.6. The employer shall not be liable for the supplemental...

Section 4658.7. - 4658.7. (a) This section shall apply to injuries occurring on...

Section 4659. - 4659. (a) If the permanent disability is at least 70...

Section 4660. - 4660. This section shall only apply to injuries occurring before...

Section 4660.1. - 4660.1. This section applies to injuries occurring on or after...

Section 4661. - 4661. Where an injury causes both temporary and permanent disability,...

Section 4661.5. - 4661.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, when any...

Section 4662. - 4662. (a) Any of the following permanent disabilities shall be...

Section 4663. - 4663. (a) Apportionment of permanent disability shall be based on...

Section 4664. - 4664. (a) The employer shall only be liable for the...

ARTICLE 4 - Death Benefits

Section 4700. - 4700. The death of an injured employee does not affect...

Section 4701. - 4701. If an injury causes death, either with or without...

Section 4702. - 4702. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and...

Section 4703. - 4703. Subject to the provisions of Section 4704, this section...

Section 4703.5. - 4703.5. (a) In the case of one or more totally...

Section 4703.6. - 4703.6. The provisions of Section 4703.5 shall also apply to...

Section 4704. - 4704. The appeals board may set apart or reassign the...

Section 4705. - 4705. The person to whom the death benefit is paid...

Section 4706. - 4706. (a) If a dependent beneficiary of any deceased employee...

Section 4706.5. - 4706.5. (a) Whenever any fatal injury is suffered by an...

Section 4707. - 4707. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no benefits,...

Section 4708. - 4708. Upon application of any party in interest for a...

Section 4709. - 4709. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a dependent of a...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Public Official Death Benefits

Section 4720. - 4720. As used in this article: (a) “Elected public official”...

Section 4721. - 4721. The surviving spouse or dependent minor children of an...

Section 4722. - 4722. If the deceased elected public official is survived by...

Section 4723. - 4723. The person or persons to whom the special death...

Section 4724. - 4724. The person or persons to whom the special death...

Section 4725. - 4725. The State Compensation Insurance Fund shall be the disbursing...

Section 4726. - 4726. The Department of General Services and the Administrative Director...

Section 4727. - 4727. Any person who is convicted of any crime in...

Section 4728. - 4728. (a) A dependent of an elected public official, who...

ARTICLE 5 - Subsequent Injuries Payments

Section 4751. - 4751. If an employee who is permanently partially disabled receives...

Section 4753. - 4753. Such additional compensation is not in addition to but...

Section 4753.5. - 4753.5. In any hearing, investigation, or proceeding, the state shall...

Section 4754. - 4754. The appeals board shall fix and award the amounts...

Section 4754.5. - 4754.5. Nothing in this article shall impair the right of...

Section 4755. - 4755. (a) The State Compensation Insurance Fund may draw from...

Section 4756. - 4756. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

ARTICLE 6 - Special Payments to Certain Persons

Section 4800. - 4800. (a) Whenever any member of the Department of Justice...

Section 4800.5. - 4800.5. (a) Whenever any sworn member of the Department of...

Section 4801. - 4801. It shall be the duty of the appeals board...

Section 4802. - 4802. Any such member of the California Highway Patrol or...

Section 4803. - 4803. Whenever such disability of such member of the California...

Section 4804. - 4804. No disability indemnity shall be paid to said member...

Section 4804.1. - 4804.1. Whenever any member of a University of California fire...

Section 4804.2. - 4804.2. It shall be the duty of the appeals board...

Section 4804.3. - 4804.3. Any such member of a University of California fire...

Section 4804.4. - 4804.4. Whenever such disability of such member of a University...

Section 4804.5. - 4804.5. No disability indemnity shall be paid to said member...

Section 4806. - 4806. Whenever any member of the University of California Police...

Section 4807. - 4807. It shall be the duty of the appeals board...

Section 4808. - 4808. Any such member of the University of California Police...

Section 4809. - 4809. Whenever such disability of such member of the University...

Section 4810. - 4810. No disability indemnity shall be paid to such member...

Section 4811. - 4811. (a) Whenever any member of State Bargaining Unit 8...

Section 4816. - 4816. Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement applicable to members...

Section 4817. - 4817. It shall be the duty of the appeals board...

Section 4819. - 4819. Whenever the disability of a member of the California...

Section 4820. - 4820. No disability indemnity shall be paid to a member...

ARTICLE 7 - City Police and Firemen, Sheriffs, and Others

Section 4850. - 4850. (a) Whenever any person listed in subdivision (b), who...

Section 4850.3. - 4850.3. A city, county, special district, or harbor district that...

Section 4850.4. - 4850.4. (a) A city, county, special district, or harbor district...

Section 4850.5. - 4850.5. Any firefighter employed by the County of San Luis...

Section 4850.7. - 4850.7. (a) Any firefighter employed by a dependent or independent...

Section 4851. - 4851. The governing body of any city, county, or city...

Section 4852. - 4852. The provisions of this article do not diminish or...

Section 4853. - 4853. Whenever such disability of any such officer or employee...

Section 4854. - 4854. No disability indemnity shall be paid to any such...

Section 4855. - 4855. This article shall not be applicable to individuals who...

Section 4856. - 4856. (a) Whenever any local employee who is a firefighter,...