What the panel ordered
The Petition for Reconsideration is granted, the September 20, 2024 Findings and Order is rescinded and substituted to reflect that chiropractic panel 7653853 is valid.
Applicant seeks reconsideration of the September 20, 2024 Findings and Order where the WCJ found chiropractic panel 7653853 invalid and ordered cancellation of any resulting evaluations.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
Applicant properly followed QME panel procedure under Labor Code sections 4060 and 4062.2 and has the right not to elect against any defendant, allowing her to proceed against all defendants individually and obtain additional QME panels.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Applicant properly followed the QME panel procedure under Labor Code sections 4060 and 4062.2.
Favours Applicant prevailed
This compliance supports the validity of chiropractic panel 7653853.