California Labor Code

§ 138.4

LAB § 138.4 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 1 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)For the purpose of this section, “claims administrator” means a self-administered workers’ compensation insurer; or a self-administered self-insured employer; or a self-administered legally uninsured employer; or a self-administered joint powers authority; or a third-party claims administrator for an insurer, a self-insured employer, a legally uninsured employer, or a joint powers authority.

(b)With respect to injuries resulting in lost time beyond the employee’s work shift at the time of injury or medical treatment beyond first aid:

(1)If the claims administrator obtains knowledge that the employer has not provided a claim form or a notice of potential eligibility for benefits to the employee, it shall provide the form and notice to the employee within three working days of its knowledge that the form or notice was not provided.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 868, Sec. 1. (SB 1160) Effective January 1, 2017.