Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 876 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION
Chapter 4 - CONTESTED CASES
Rule 876-4.18 - Medical evidence and discovery

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 876-4.18
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024

Discovery in workers' compensation proceedings is governed by the rules of civil procedure pursuant to 876-4.35 (86). Any relevant medical record or report served upon a party in compliance with these rules prior to any deadline established by order or rule for service of the records and reports shall be admissible as evidence at hearing of the contested case unless otherwise provided by rule. Any party against which a medical record or report may be used shall have the right, at the party's own initial expense, to cross-examine by deposition the medical practitioner producing the record or report and the deposition shall be admissible as evidence in the contested case.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 86.8 and 86.18.

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