What the panel ordered
Petition for Reconsideration denied
Petition for Reconsideration filed by Lien Claimant Premier Psychological Services from Findings and Order dated 4/7/22 denying payment request under Labor Code section 4603.2(b)(1)(B)
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 request for payment was not timely submitted within the statutory 12-month period, and no exception applied because the claim was never found compensable. Therefore, the request is barred under the plain meaning of the statute.
From the decision · page 4In this case, it is undisputed that Petitioner did not submit its bill to the carrier within the statutory 12 month period. The last date of service was 8/13/18 and the bill was first submitted on 8/28/19.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The request for payment was first submitted on 8/28/19, more than 12 months after the last date of service on 8/13/18.