What is the test for objecting parties to a permanent disability assessment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Pinkerton v. Wk's Comp. Appeals Bd., 107 Cal.Rptr.2d 787, 89 Cal.App.4th 1019 (Cal. App. 2001):
4. Section 4061, subdivision (c) provides that if the parties cannot agree to permanent disability assessment or a need for continuing medical care per the treating physician's evaluation, the objecting party must object and attempt to agree on an agreed medical examiner before selecting his or her own medical expert to conduct a comprehensive medical evaluation for rebuttal purposes. (Keulen v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 1089, 1096.)
4. Section 4061, subdivision (c) provides that if the parties cannot agree to permanent disability assessment or a need for continuing medical care per the treating physician's evaluation, the objecting party must object and attempt to agree on an agreed medical examiner before selecting his or her own medical expert to conduct a comprehensive medical evaluation for rebuttal purposes. (Keulen v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 1089, 1096.)
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