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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior order finding the employer's Utilization Review (UR) decisions procedurally defective, despite being timely. The WCAB rescinded the prior order based on its subsequent en banc decision in Dubon v. World Restoration, Inc., which established that only untimely UR decisions are invalid. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings and a new decision consistent with the Dubon II ruling.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior order finding the employer's Utilization Review (UR) decisions procedurally defective, despite being timely. The WCAB rescinded the prior order based on its subsequent en banc decision in Dubon v. World Restoration, Inc., which established that only untimely UR decisions are invalid. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings and a new decision consistent with the Dubon II ruling.
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