8 Alaska Admin. Code § 45.052 : Labor and Workforce Development — Workers' Compensation — Compensation, Medical Benefits, and Proceedings Before the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board — Medical summary

(a) A medical summary on form 07-6103, listing each medical report in the claimant's or petitioner's possession which is or may be relevant to the claim or petition, must be filed with a claim or petition. The claimant or petitioner shall serve a copy of the summary form, along with copies of the medical reports, upon all parties to the case and shall file the original summary form with the board.
(b) The party receiving a medical summary and claim or petition shall file with the board an amended summary on form 07-6103 within the time allowed under AS 23.30.095(h), listing all reports in the party's possession which are or may be relevant to the claim and which are not listed on the claimant's or petitioner's medical summary form. In addition, the party shall serve the amended medical summary form, together with copies of the reports, upon all parties.
(c) Except as provided in (f) of this section, a party filing an affidavit of readiness for hearing must attach an updated medical summary, on form 07-6103, if any new medical reports have been obtained since the last medical summary was filed.
(1) If the party filing an affidavit of readiness for hearing wants the opportunity to cross-examine the author of a medical report listed on the medical summaries that have been filed, the party must file with the board, and serve upon all parties, a request for cross-examination, together with the affidavit of readiness for hearing and an updated medical summary and copies of the medical reports listed on the medical summary, if required under this section.
(2) If a party served with an affidavit of readiness for hearing wants the opportunity to cross-examine the author of a medical report listed on the medical summaries filed as of the date of service of the affidavit of readiness for hearing, a request for cross-examination must be filed with the board, and served upon all parties, within 10 days after service of the affidavit of readiness for hearing.
(3) After an affidavit of readiness for hearing has been filed, and until the claim is heard or otherwise resolved,
(A) all updated medical summaries must be accompanied by a request for cross-examination if the party filing the updated medical summary wants the opportunity to cross-examine the author of a medical report listed on the updated medical summary; and
(B) if a party served with an updated medical summary and copies of the medical reports listed on the medical summary wants the opportunity to cross-examine the author of a medical report listed on the updated medical summary, a request for cross-examination must be filed with the board and served upon all parties within 10 days after service of the updated medical summary.
(4) If an updated medical summary is filed and served less than 20 days before a hearing, the board will rely upon a medical report listed in the updated medical summary only if the parties expressly waive the right to cross-examination, or if the board determines that the medical report listed on the updated summary is admissible under a hearsay exception of the Alaska Rules of Evidence.
(5) A request for cross-examination must specifically identify the document by date and author, generally describe the type of document, state the name of the person to be cross-examined, state a specific reason why cross-examination is requested, be timely filed under (2) of this subsection, and be served upon all parties.
(A) If a request for cross-examination is not in accordance with this section, the party waives the right to request cross-examination regarding a medical report listed on the updated medical summary.
(B) If a party waived the right to request cross-examination of an author of a medical report listed on a medical summary that was filed in accordance with this section, at the hearing the party may present as the party's witness the testimony of the author of a medical report listed on a medical summary filed under this section.
(d) After a claim or petition is filed, all parties must file with the board an updated medical summary form within five days after getting an additional medical report. A copy of the medical summary form, together with copies of the medical reports listed on the form, must be served upon all parties at the time the medical summary is filed with the board.
(e) No hearing will be scheduled or held until the party filing the affidavit of readiness for hearing has complied with the provisions of this section.
(f) This section does not apply to a claim or petition requesting only
(1) an adjustment of the compensation rate or determination of the gross weekly earnings;
(2) penalties, additional compensation under AS 23.30.155, a determination that a controversion is invalid and filed in bad faith, or a determination under AS 23.30.155(o) that a controversion was frivolous or unfair;
(3) attorney's fees or legal costs;
(4) a determination of dependency in death cases;
(5) an offset under AS 23.30.225, unless the employee's medical condition is at issue under AS 23.30.225(b);
(6) reimbursement of an overpayment under AS 23.30.155(j);
(7) an executive officer waiver; or
(8) a self-insurance certificate.

8 AAC 45.052

Eff. 5/28/83, Register 86; am 12/14/86, Register 100; am 3/16/90, Register 113; am 7/2/98, Register 146

Authority:AS 23.30.005

AS 23.30.070

AS 23.30.095