By that document the Board noticed its intention to reopen this matter in order to allow applicant certain medical-legal costs incurred for photocopying medical records. Those proceedings have now been completed and the summary of the argument presented has been reviewed by this Board. Initially, we reject defendant's argument that the Board has no authority under Labor Code Section 4600 to allow medical-legal costs. (See Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary (1963) page 1384; see also Webster's New International Dictionary (Second Edition 1957 Unabridged) page 2610. )The parties in executing this policy as encouraged by the Board will frequently incur costs in reproducing medical records.

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