§ 123.203. Role of workers’ compensation judges.
(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).
Source The provisions of this § 123.203 adopted January 16, 1998, effective January 17, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 329; amended June 22, 2007, effective June 23, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 2804. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (309342).
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