California Regulations 9788.9

• Final regulation section adopted, effective 12/15/04

Payment for the services of the second opinion physician shall be made by the employer. The fee shall be:

(a) if the physician examines the injured worker, the same as the fee allowed under Section 9795 for a Basic Comprehensive Medical-Legal Evaluation, without modifiers which might otherwise be allowed under Section 9795(d); or,

(b) if the physician does not examine the injured worker, one half of the fee allowed under Section 9795 for a Basic Comprehensive Medical-Legal Evaluation, without modifiers which might otherwise be allowed under Section 9795(d).

Authority: Sections 133 and 5307.3, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 4062 (b) and 4600, Labor Code.

Adopted 7/02/04 as an emergency regulation pending final rulemaking processes.