What the panel ordered
Findings and Order rescinded; matter remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinionp. 22
Defendant's petition for reconsideration granted; assigned en banc to secure uniformity of decision
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.
QME/AME processApplicant prevailedlumbar spine
Defendant must conduct UR whenever treating physician recommends spinal surgery; defendant must object under section 4062(b) within 10 days of receipt of treating physician's report recommending spinal surgery; timelines triggered only by report complying with AD Rule 9792.6(o)
From the decision · page 1We hold that the procedures and timelines governing objections to a treating physician’s recommendation for spinal surgery are contained in Labor Code sections 4610 and 4062 and in
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.