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The Appeals Board, in an en banc decision, held that the timeframe for seeking agreement on an Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) under Labor Code section 4062.2(b) is extended by five calendar days when the initial proposal is served by mail. Consequently, it found that both the applicant's and the defendant's requests for a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel were premature and rescinded the prior finding.
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The Appeals Board, in an en banc decision, held that the timeframe for seeking agreement on an Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) under Labor Code section 4062.2(b) is extended by five calendar days when the initial proposal is served by mail. Consequently, it found that both the applicant's and the defendant's requests for a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) panel were premature and rescinded the prior finding.
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