{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.302","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.302","heading":"Should the employer authorize medical care if he or she doubts that the injury occurred, or that it is work-related?","body":"If the employer doubts that the injury occurred, or that it is work-related, he or she should authorize medical care by completing Form CA-16 and checking block 6B of the form. If the medical and factual evidence sent to OWCP shows that the condition treated is not work-related, OWCP will notify the employee, the employer, and the physician or hospital that OWCP will not authorize payment for any further treatment.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart D—Medical and Related Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"a5669c3a659654de30a271f2d156546fd53fd392594d1a5b787ee5971781b2a6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.301","next":"us/20-cfr-10.303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}