What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by defendant seeking review of July 1, 2025 Findings and Award
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Appeals Board found that the interpreting service was not provided in the context of medical treatment or medical-legal examination, so the 12-month billing requirement under Labor Code section 4603.2(b) did not apply, and thus the petitioner's bill was not barred as untimely.
From the decision · page 7Pursuant to Labor Code section 4603.2(b)(1)(A), a provider of services provided pursuant to Section 4600, including but not limited to interpreters, shall submit its request for payment with an itemization of services provided and the charge for each service, a copy of all reports showing the services performed, the prescription or referral from the primary treating physician if the services were performed by a person other than the primary treating physician, and any evidence of authorization for the services that may have been received. The request for payment with an itemization of services provided and the charge for each service shall be submitted to the employer within 12 months of the date of service or within 12 months of the date of discharge for inpatient facility services. (Lab. Code, § 4603.2(b)(1)(B).)