Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part VIII - Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Chapter 123 - GENERAL PROVISIONS-PART II
Subchapter C - QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL EXPERTS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT
Section 123.203 - Role of workers' compensation judges

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 123.203

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) A workers' compensation judge will resolve disputes regarding whether a vocational expert meets the minimum qualifications established in §§ 123.202 and 123.202a (relating to qualifications for current vocational experts under Act 57 of 1996; and qualifications for vocational experts under Act 53 of 2003).

(b) Except as set forth in subsection (c), this subchapter does not limit a workers' compensation judge's authority to determine a vocational expert's qualifications under §§ 123.202 and 123.202a or a vocational expert's bias or objectivity.

(c) A workers' compensation judge may not consider the results of an earning power assessment interview if the workers' compensation judge finds that the vocational expert has not complied with § 123.204 (relating to conduct of vocational experts) or that the insurer has not complied with § 123.205 (relating to financial interest disclosure).

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