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).)
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The interpreting service was provided during the reading of a Compromise and Release settlement document, not during medical treatment or medical-legal examination.
Favours Defendant prevailed
This fact was determinative because the 12-month billing requirement under Labor Code section 4603.2(b) applies only to services provided in the course of medical treatment, so the service was not barred as untimely.
From the decision · page 13Here, there appears to be a universal agreement that the service provided by the Petitioner was not conducted during the course of medical treatment. And using the definition of medical- legal provided under Labor Code section 4620, it appears clear that the service provided by the Petitioner was not conducted for the purpose of proving or disproving a contested claim. There has been no showing or contention by any of the parties in this case that the interpreting service provided here can be categorized as medical-legal.
The rules the panel named
Authorities as the decision cited them, with how this panel applied each one.
Labor Code section 5909
Petition for Reconsideration must be acted upon within 60 days of transmission to the Appeals Board under Labor Code section 5909.
The Appeals Board found that the petition was timely filed and acted upon within the statutory period.
From the decision · page 1I. Former Labor Code1 section 5909 provided that a petition for reconsideration was deemed denied unless the Appeals Board acted on the petition within 60 days from the date of filing. (Lab. Code, § 5909.) Effective July 2, 2024, section 5909 was amended to state in relevant part that:
Labor Code section 4603.2(b)
Billing requirements for providers of services pursuant to Section 4600, including interpreters, must submit requests for payment within 12 months of the date of service under Labor Code section 4603.2(b).
The Board found that this billing requirement applies only to services provided in the course of medical treatment, not to interpreting services provided outside that context.
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).)
What proof carried it
The evidence the panel weighed, by kind.
The interpreting service was provided during the reading of a Compromise and Release settlement document, not during medical treatment or medical-legal examination.
From the decision · page 13Here, there appears to be a universal agreement that the service provided by the Petitioner was not conducted during the course of medical treatment. And using the definition of medical- legal provided under Labor Code section 4620, it appears clear that the service provided by the Petitioner was not conducted for the purpose of proving or disproving a contested claim. There has been no showing or contention by any of the parties in this case that the interpreting service provided here can be categorized as medical-legal.
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