§1123. Disputes as to condition or capacity to work; additional medical opinion regarding
an examination under supervision of the secretary
If any dispute arises as to the condition of the employee, or the employee's capacity
to work, the assistant secretary, upon application of any party, shall order an additional
medical opinion regarding an examination of the employee to be made by a medical
practitioner selected and appointed by the assistant secretary. The medical examiner shall
report his conclusions from the examination to the assistant secretary and to the parties and
such report shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated in any subsequent
proceedings under this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No.
938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2010, No. 3, §1, eff. May 11, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 235, §1;
Acts 2017, No. 381, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.