California Labor Code
§ 4060
LAB § 4060 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 7 · Art. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(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.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 544, Sec. 3. (AB 335) Effective January 1, 2012.