California Labor Code
§ 4754
LAB § 4754 Effective Jul 13, 2026Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 5
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)The appeals board shall fix and award the amounts of SIBTF benefits to be paid under this article, and shall direct the director, as trustee or administrator of SIBTF, to pay the additional compensation awarded.
(b)For the purposes of determining eligibility for SIBTF benefits and the amount of an award of SIBTF benefits, all of the following shall apply:
(1)The preexisting disability or impairment’s existence and effect on the employee’s ability to engage in work shall be found by a medical evaluator in a medical-legal report that constitutes substantial evidence and documented in medical evidence in existence prior to the subsequent industrial injury. The evidentiary presumption established in subdivision (b) of Section 4664 does not apply.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 83, Sec. 11. (SB 171) Effective July 13, 2026.