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The Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, which sought to prevent the issuance of a psychiatric QME panel. The Board found the defendant's argument that Labor Code § 3208.3(d) prohibits payment for psychiatric QMEs due to short employment duration was misplaced, as QME costs are medical-legal expenses, not compensation. The Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, deeming it moot and improperly filed as it relied on a mistaken belief that the removal petition was automatically denied. Therefore, the order for the psychiatric QME panel stands.
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The Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, which sought to prevent the issuance of a psychiatric QME panel. The Board found the defendant's argument that Labor Code § 3208.3(d) prohibits payment for psychiatric QMEs due to short employment duration was misplaced, as QME costs are medical-legal expenses, not compensation. The Board dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, deeming it moot and improperly filed as it relied on a mistaken belief that the removal petition was automatically denied. Therefore, the order for the psychiatric QME panel stands.
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