Liens are a frequent source of delay and litigation in workers’ compensation claims. This module explains the lien process, including how and when liens are filed, contested, or resolved. You’ll gain a clear understanding of your role in defending against improper liens, supporting lien negotiations, and minimizing claim exposure. 5 hours, on-demand, and it counts toward the CPWC certification.
Taking several modules? The full CPWC certification covers all 24 and meets California’s 120-hour classroom requirement.
Average of verified CPWC student surveys
On-demand, built around a full-time job
Counts toward the CPWC certification
Take it on its own or as part of CPWC
The CPWC certification is made up of 24 modules totalling 120 hours, which meets California’s classroom training requirement for new claims adjusters under 10 CCR §2592. You can take any module on its own, or take the full certification.
Defense & Resolution of Liens.
Compensability, benefits, disability, liens, fraud, and more. $119 each.
MBR, Medical Only, or Indemnity. Choose by the claims you handle.
All 24 modules, 120 hours, meets the California requirement.
| Module code | CPWC12 |
|---|---|
| Format | Online and on-demand. Interactive reading, video, and assessments. |
| Length | About 5 hours |
| Continuing education | Earns CE credit |
| Reference material | Integrated with Sullivan on Comp |
| Counts toward | The CPWC certification |
| Prerequisites | None. CPWC modules can be taken in any order. |
| Price | $119 for this module, or from $1,079 for a full CPWC track |
This course is ideal for adjusters, lien reps, legal assistants, and employer representatives who handle medical, interpreter, or other third-party liens. It’s especially useful for those involved in settlement or litigation strategies.
Procedure you can apply to a live file, not theory.
Counts toward the training California requires for your role.
Post-designation training runs 16 to 30 hours every two years depending on role.
Three things worth being clear about before you enroll.
It earns CE credit and counts toward CPWC. The certification needs the full hours for your track.
It teaches how to apply the rules in daily claims work. It does not replace counsel on a specific dispute.
Built around California statute, regulation and practice, not a national overview.
“IEA’s CPWC certification has been a great training solution for our new hires. Meeting the required 120 hours of instruction and statutory topics in an On-demand turn-key program has made my job so much easier.”
Ebony Hodge Dan Henley
“Instructor did a great job to keep students engaged while also making sure we learned and understood relevant topics to be prepared for a real Claims Examiner position.”
Bianca O Alex Fazeli
“I liked and appreciated that it was a self-paced program, which allowed me to complete it according to my schedule. I received my CPWC through IEA in less than 6 months.”
Rita B. Rupee Atwal
No. CPWC modules can be taken in any order and this one has no prerequisites. It assumes you work with California workers’ compensation claims.
18 months from the date the services were provided, for services on or after July 1, 2013. For services provided before that date the period is three years. Health care plans, group disability insurers, self-insured welfare benefit plans, Taft-Hartley funds and publicly funded medical programs instead have 12 months from when they knew or should have known an industrial injury was claimed, and no later than five years from the date of service. Sources: Labor Code §4903.5.
Not until the case-in-chief is resolved. Labor Code §4903.5 bars a lien claimant from filing a declaration of readiness to proceed in any case until the underlying claim has been resolved. Sources: Labor Code §4903.5.
No. It earns continuing education credit and counts toward the certification. CPWC requires the full set of modules for your track.
About 5 hours, on-demand and self-paced, so you can fit it around a full-time job.
Yes. CPWC12 earns continuing education credit and counts toward the CPWC certification.
Yes. The module is integrated with Sullivan on Comp for the legal reference behind each rule.
It depends on your role. Under 10 CCR §2592 a new indemnity claims adjuster needs 160 hours including 120 classroom hours; a medical-only adjuster needs 80 hours including 50 classroom; a medical bill reviewer needs 40 hours including 30 classroom. All must be completed within 12 consecutive months. The three CPWC tracks are built to those tiers. A single module does not meet the requirement on its own.
Yes. Post-designation training is 30 hours every two years for indemnity adjusters, 20 hours for medical-only adjusters and 16 hours for medical bill reviewers. Failing to complete it causes loss of designation until the training is done. Source: 10 CCR §§2592.02, 2592.03, 2592.04, 2592.14.
If you need several modules, yes. Modules are $119 each; full tracks start at $1,079 for MBR and cover the hours California requires for that role.
Regulatory figures on this page were verified against Sullivan on Comp in August 2026. Confirm current deadlines against the Department of Industrial Relations and Department of Insurance before relying on them for a live claim.
Enroll in Defense & Resolution of Liens for $119, or take a full CPWC track from $1,079.
Not sure which track fits? Read the CPWC certification overview, or browse the other 23 modules.
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