Section 4060 Of Article 2. Determination Of Medical Issues From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.
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 accepted as compensable by
the employer.
(b) Neither the employer nor the employee shall be liable for any
comprehensive medical-legal evaluation performed by other than the
treating physician, except as provided in this section. However,
reports of treating physicians shall be admissible.
(c) If a medical evaluation is required to determine
compensability at any time after the filing of the claim form, and
the employee is represented by an attorney, a medical evaluation to
determine compensability shall be obtained only by the procedure
provided in Section 4062.2.
(d) If a medical evaluation is required to determine
compensability at any time after the claim form is filed, and the
employee is not represented by an attorney, the employer shall
provide the employee with notice either that the employer requests a
comprehensive medical evaluation to determine compensability or that
the employer has not accepted liability and the employee may request
a comprehensive medical evaluation to determine compensability.
Either party may request a comprehensive medical evaluation to
determine compensability. The evaluation shall be obtained only by
the procedure provided in Section 4062.1.
(e) The notice required by subdivision (d) shall be accompanied by
the form prescribed by the administrative director for requesting
the assignment of a panel of qualified medical evaluators.