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]
