California workers’ compensation
California PR-2.
Your familiar form.
Complete the Primary Treating Physician’s Progress Report with guided questions beside the original PDF. Keep the report in view as you document the visit.
For California treating physicians and their teams.
See the PR-2 workflow
The questions.
The original PDF.
One workspace.
Watch the PR-2 workflow move from complaints and findings to diagnosis fields and work status. The form preview shows where the answers belong on California’s original report.
1:20 · Guided California PR-2 form completion Read the walkthrough
Screen demonstration: the form questions appear on the left and the original PR-2 PDF on the right. A brief complaint is entered and appears in the matching PDF field. The workflow then advances through objective findings, diagnoses and ICD-10 entries, and work-status options.
Understand the report
What is California’s PR-2?
The Primary Treating Physician’s Progress Report (DWC Form PR-2) documents treatment progress for a California workers’ compensation claim. View the official two-page form.
- Clinical progress
- Subjective complaints, objective findings, and diagnoses with ICD-10 fields.
- Treatment plan
- Care provided and planned treatment, including relevant changes.
- Work status
- Off-work, modified-work, or full-duty status and applicable restrictions.
InjuryMGMT in practice
Answer the questions.
Check the document.
The PR-2 is available in InjuryMGMT’s form workflow. Your team can work through the questions while keeping the familiar state document beside them.
Work through the visit details.
Use the guided fields for the information you need to document. The recording shows subjective complaints, objective findings, and diagnosis entries.
See the answers in context.
Review the matching area of the original PDF as you move between questions. Check text placement and use the form preview to review your entries.
Review the report before use.
Confirm patient and claim details, clinical content, treatment plans, and work restrictions. Complete the appropriate physician review and signing steps for your workflow.
Dictation, macros, and a chart-note draft.
The walkthrough also introduces AI dictation and reusable treatment macros. After completing the form, InjuryMGMT can use AI to help draft a chart note. The physician reviews and completes the draft, including any additional encounter details needed for the clinical record.
Keep the documents straight
A progress report has its own job.
California’s reporting rule, section 9785, addresses progress reports for continuing treatment and specified changes. When treatment continues, the reporting interval is no more than 45 days; other events can require earlier reporting. Check the rule for the circumstances involved.
First report & progress
Form 5021 covers the initial examination report. PR-2 covers progress reporting; a narrative alternative must meet the rule’s requirements.
Treatment authorization
Use the applicable RFA process for treatment requests. A completed PR-2 does not itself authorize care.
The PR-2 directs physicians to use the appropriate permanent-and-stationary reporting path when applicable, rather than this progress form. Find California’s related medical forms.
Before you get started
A few practical questions.
What is the California PR-2 form?
The PR-2 is California’s Primary Treating Physician’s Progress Report. It records progress during treatment, including complaints, findings, diagnoses, the treatment plan, and work status. The official DWC form is linked below.
Can I fill out PR-2 in InjuryMGMT?
Yes. The demonstration shows the California PR-2 available in InjuryMGMT, with guided questions and the original PDF side by side. Enter responses, check where they appear on the form, and review the document as you work.
Is PR-2 the same as Form 5021 or an RFA?
They serve different purposes. Form 5021 is the Doctor’s First Report; PR-2 is a progress report. Treatment authorization uses the applicable RFA process. Completing a PR-2 does not itself establish approval of treatment.
Does the demo show a signed or submitted report?
The video demonstrates entering responses and reviewing the PDF. It does not demonstrate signing, delivery to a claims administrator, or agency submission. Review and complete the report before using it in your practice.
Research behind this page
Go straight to the source.
Reviewed October 22, 2026. Form and reporting information comes from California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. The video demonstrates InjuryMGMT’s software workflow.
Put it to work in your practice
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A guided way to finish it.
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