CHAPTER 7. Medical Examinations [4050. - 4068.]
Chapter 7 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
§§ 4050–4068 · 23 sections
- § 4050 Whenever the right to compensation under this division exists in favor of an employee, he shall, upon the written request of his employer, submit at reasonable…
- § 4051 The request or order for the medical examination shall fix a time and place therefor, due consideration being given to the convenience of the employee and his…
- § 4052 The employee may employ at his own expense a physician, to be present at any examination required by his employer.
- § 4053 So long as the employee, after written request of the employer, fails or refuses to submit to such examination or in any way obstructs it, his right to begin…
- § 4054 If the employee fails or refuses to submit to examination after direction by the appeals board, or a referee thereof, or in any way obstructs the examination,…
- § 4055 Any physician who makes or is present at any such examination may be required to report or testify as to the results thereof.
- § 4055.2 Any party who subpoenas records in any proceeding under this division shall concurrent with service of the subpoena upon the person who has possession of the…
- § 4056 No compensation is payable in case of the death or disability of an employee when his death is caused, or when and so far as his disability is caused,…
ARTICLE 2. Determination of Medical Issues §§ 4060–4068 · 15 sections
- § 4060 (a) This section shall apply to disputes over the compensability of any injury. This section shall not apply where injury to any part or parts of the body is…
- § 4061 This section shall not apply to the employee’s dispute of a utilization review decision under Section 4610, nor to the employee’s dispute of the medical…
- § 4061.5 The treating physician primarily responsible for managing the care of the injured worker or the physician designated by that treating physician shall, in…
- § 4062 (a) If either the employee or employer objects to a medical determination made by the treating physician concerning any medical issues not covered by Section…
- § 4062.1 (a) If an employee is not represented by an attorney, the employer shall not seek agreement with the employee on an agreed medical evaluator, nor shall an…
- § 4062.2 (a) Whenever a comprehensive medical evaluation is required to resolve any dispute arising out of an injury or a claimed injury occurring on or after January…
- § 4062.3 (a) Any party may provide to the qualified medical evaluator selected from a panel any of the following information: (1) Records prepared or maintained by the…
- § 4062.4 (a) (1) The administrative director shall develop and make available a template qualified medical evaluator (QME) report form, which shall include all…
- § 4062.5 If a qualified medical evaluator selected from a panel fails to complete the formal medical evaluation within the timeframes established by the administrative…
- § 4062.8 The administrative director shall develop, not later than January 1, 2004, and periodically revise as necessary thereafter, educational materials to be used to…
- § 4063 If a formal medical evaluation from an agreed medical evaluator or a qualified medical evaluator selected from a three member panel resolves any issue so as to…
- § 4064 (a) The employer shall be liable for the cost of each reasonable and necessary comprehensive medical-legal evaluation obtained by the employee pursuant to…
- § 4067 If the jurisdiction of the appeals board is invoked pursuant to Section 5803 upon the grounds that the effects of the injury have recurred, increased,…
- § 4067.5 This article shall become operative for injuries occurring on and after January 1, 1991.
- § 4068 (a) Upon determining that a treating physician’s report contains opinions that are the result of conjecture, are not supported by adequate evidence, or that…