If the injured employee has an injury which may be treated within the scope of practice for a chiropractor, then the employer or insurer may include chiropractors on the panel provided the injured employee. (Va. Code Ann. § 65.2-603(F.))
In previous discussions with VA regulators, the state has advised that a clinic with no physician name is not valid. The physician must be listed in order for the panel to be valid.
Per The Employer's Obligation to Provide Medical Care in Workers' Compensation Cases document
The employer's obligation to provide causally related medical treatment begins immediately following the work-related accident. Initially, the employer must provide the claimant a panel of at least three physicians selected by the employer. The panel must include a minimum of three physicians who are not in the same practice group or who do not otherwise share a community of interest. The initial panel may include medical care providers whose special area of practice is relevant to the medical condition
The claimant choose one physician from this panel who then becomes the primary or authorized treating physician for the work-related http://vwc.state.va.us/sites/default/files/documents/Injured-Workers-Guide.pdf
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