California Labor Code

§ 4622

LAB § 4622 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 4 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

All medical-legal expenses for which the employer is liable shall, upon receipt by the employer of all reports and documents required by the administrative director incident to the services, be paid to whom the funds and expenses are due, as follows:

(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), within 60 days after receipt by the employer of each separate, written billing and report, and if payment is not made within this period, that portion of the billed sum then unreasonably unpaid shall be increased by 10 percent, together with interest thereon at the rate of 7 percent per annum retroactive to the date of receipt of the bill and report by the employer. If the employer, within the 60-day period, contests the reasonableness and necessity for incurring the fees, services, and expenses using the explanation of review required by Section 4603.3, payment shall be made within 20 days of the service of an order of the appeals board or the administrative director pursuant to Section 4603.6 directing payment.

(2)The penalty provided for in paragraph (1) shall not apply if both of the following occur:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 363, Sec. 53. (SB 863) Effective January 1, 2013.