Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part VIII - Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Chapter 123 - GENERAL PROVISIONS-PART II
Subchapter B - IMPAIRMENT RATINGS
Section 123.104 - Initial IRE; designation of physician by Department
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) The insurer is responsible for scheduling the initial IRE. Only the insurer may request that the Department designate an IRE physician.
(b) The Department's duty to designate an IRE physician pertains only to the initial IRE. A list of Departmentally approved IRE physicians will be available upon request.
(c) The request to designate a physician shall be made on Form LIBC-766, "Request for Designation of a Physician to Perform an Impairment Rating Evaluation."
(d) Within 20 days of receipt of the designation request, the Department will designate a physician to perform the IRE.
(e) The Department will provide the name and address of the physician designated to perform the IRE to the employee, the insurer and the attorneys for the parties, if known.