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The Appeals Board held that amendments to Labor Code section 4646, permitting settlement of prospective vocational rehabilitation services, are substantive and not procedural. Therefore, they cannot be applied retrospectively to injuries sustained before the amendment's effective date of January 1, 2003, absent clear legislative intent to the contrary.
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The Appeals Board held that amendments to Labor Code section 4646, permitting settlement of prospective vocational rehabilitation services, are substantive and not procedural. Therefore, they cannot be applied retrospectively to injuries sustained before the amendment's effective date of January 1, 2003, absent clear legislative intent to the contrary.
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