“Ghost Statute” Still Applies Even After Repeal by Legislature

Simi vs. Sav-Max Foods Inc., et al. (Filed 2/1/2005; WCAB En Banc) 7 WCAB Rptr. 10,064From 1991 through 2003, Labor Code 4061 and 4062 provided an established procedure for resolving medical-legal disputes in workers' compensation cases. This case concerns 4062 because the injured worker is represented by an attorney and the employer objected to a determination by the treating physician on the extent and scope of medical treatment.Effective April 19, 2004, former 4062 was amended