Section 4406 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 11. >> Article 1.
4406
. (a) Payments as advances on workers' compensation asbestos
workers' benefits shall be furnished an asbestos worker for injury
resulting in asbestosis, or the dependents of the asbestos worker in
the case of his or her death due to asbestosis, subject to the
provisions of this division, if all of the following conditions
occur:
(1) The asbestos worker demonstrates to the account that at the
time of exposure, the asbestos worker was performing services and was
acting within the scope of his or her duties in an occupation that
subjected the asbestos worker to the exposure to asbestos.
(2) The asbestos worker demonstrates to the account that he or she
is suffering from asbestosis.
(3) The asbestos worker demonstrates to the account that he or she
developed asbestosis from the employment.
(4) The asbestos worker is entitled to compensation for asbestosis
as otherwise provided for in this division.
(b) The findings of the account with regard to the conditions in
subdivision (a) shall not be evidence in any other proceeding.
(c) The account shall require the asbestos worker to submit to an
independent medical examination unless the information and assistance
officer, in consultation with the medical director or his or her
designee, determines that there exists adequate medical evidence that
the worker developed asbestosis from the employment.