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The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal to address the lien claimant's request for medical records, which was improperly deferred by the WCJ. The Board clarified that under Labor Code section 4903.6(d), lien claimants, other than physicians, must file a petition for authorization to obtain medical information. The case is returned to the trial level for a lien conference, with a directive that lien claimants must file such petitions within thirty days to be heard on their requests for medical records.
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The Appeals Board granted the defendant's Petition for Removal to address the lien claimant's request for medical records, which was improperly deferred by the WCJ. The Board clarified that under Labor Code section 4903.6(d), lien claimants, other than physicians, must file a petition for authorization to obtain medical information. The case is returned to the trial level for a lien conference, with a directive that lien claimants must file such petitions within thirty days to be heard on their requests for medical records.
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