CompFox AI Summary
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's prior orders. The WCJ improperly ordered an Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) to select additional specialists and obtain evaluations, exceeding his authority. The Appeals Board clarified that AMEs cannot designate additional evaluators and that further evaluations must follow statutory procedures. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted defendant's Petition for Removal, rescinding the WCJ's prior orders. The WCJ improperly ordered an Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) to select additional specialists and obtain evaluations, exceeding his authority. The Appeals Board clarified that AMEs cannot designate additional evaluators and that further evaluations must follow statutory procedures. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.