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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the employer's petition for removal, rescinding an administrative law judge's order for additional QME panels. The employer argued the order improperly bypassed statutory procedures for obtaining QME panels, specifically Labor Code Sections 4060, 4062, and 4062.2, and would cause irreparable harm and prejudice. The Board agreed, finding the required prerequisite of a treating physician's determination and an objection thereto was not met for internal medicine, neurology, or gynecology. Consequently, the order for these panels was rescinded.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the employer's petition for removal, rescinding an administrative law judge's order for additional QME panels. The employer argued the order improperly bypassed statutory procedures for obtaining QME panels, specifically Labor Code Sections 4060, 4062, and 4062.2, and would cause irreparable harm and prejudice. The Board agreed, finding the required prerequisite of a treating physician's determination and an objection thereto was not met for internal medicine, neurology, or gynecology. Consequently, the order for these panels was rescinded.
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