Section 4610.1 Of Article 2. Medical And Hospital Treatment From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
4610.1
. An employee shall not be entitled to an increase in
compensation under Section 5814 for unreasonable delay in the
provision of medical treatment for periods of time necessary to
complete the utilization review process in compliance with Section
4610. A determination by the appeals board or a final determination
of the administrative director pursuant to independent medical review
that medical treatment is appropriate shall not be conclusive
evidence that medical treatment was unreasonably delayed or denied
for purposes of penalties under Section 5814. In no case shall this
section preclude an employee from entitlement to an increase in
compensation under Section 5814 when an employer has unreasonably
delayed or denied medical treatment due to an unreasonable delay in
completion of the utilization review process set forth in Section
4610.