Examination; Specialties Sample Clauses

Examination; Specialties. The injured member or the City may request an appointment with an independent medical-legal examiner in any medical specialty relevant to the case in dispute. Absent good cause to the contrary, the injured member shall be entitled to one examination with a medical-legal examiner in each relevant specialty. If the City is requesting an independent medical evaluation, the TPA will notify the injured worker and/or the representing attorney. For purposes of appointments, the City’s TPA shall select the IME(s) by starting with the first name from the exclusive list of approved medical providers within the pertinent specialty, and continuing down the list, in order until the list is exhausted, at which time the City’s TPA will resume using the first name on the list. The medical-legal examiner in each case has the authority to resolve any question that requires independent medical-legal review.