34 Pa. Code § 123.203 - Role of workers' compensation judges

(a) A workers' compensation judge will resolve disputes regarding whether a vocational expert meets the minimum qualifications established in §§ 123.202 and 123.202a (relating to qualifications for current vocational experts under Act 57 of 1996; and qualifications for vocational experts under Act 53 of 2003).

(b) Except as set forth in subsection (c), this subchapter does not limit a workers' compensation judge's authority to determine a vocational expert's qualifications under §§ 123.202 and 123.202a or a vocational expert's bias or objectivity.

(c) A workers' compensation judge may not consider the results of an earning power assessment interview if the workers' compensation judge finds that the vocational expert has not complied with § 123.204 (relating to conduct of vocational experts) or that the insurer has not complied with § 123.205 (relating to financial interest disclosure).

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34 Pa. Code § 123.203

The provisions of this § 123.203 adopted January 16, 1998, effective 1/17/1998, 28 Pa.B. 329; amended June 22, 2007, effective 6/23/2007, 37 Pa.B. 2804.