Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 31.1 - QME Panel Selection Disputes in Represented Cases
(a) Disputes regarding the validity of panel
requests shall be resolved by a Workers' Compensation Administrative Law
Judge.
(b) Disputes regarding the
appropriateness of the specialty designated shall be resolved pursuant to
section 31.5(a)(10) of
Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations. Either party may appeal the
Medical Director's decision as to the appropriateness of the specialty to a
Workers' Compensation Administrative Law Judge.
(c) In the event the Medical Director is
unable to issue a QME panel in a represented case within thirty (30) calendar
days of receiving the request, either party may seek an order from a Workers'
Compensation Administrative Law Judge that a QME panel be issued. Any such
order shall specify the specialty of the QME panel or the party to be
designated to select the specialty.
Notes
2. Editorial correction reinstating inadvertently deleted section (Register 2013, No. 44).
3. Amendment filed 8-12-2015; operative 9-1-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 133, 139.2 and 5307.3, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4060, 4061, 4062, 4062.2, 4064 and 4067, Labor Code.
2. Editorial correction reinstating inadvertently deleted section (Register 2013, No. 44).
3. Amendment filed 8-12-2015; operative
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