Section 631IAC1-1-25. Claims for fees; disputes

   (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the board, all claims for physician's fees, attorney's fees, nurses' fees, hospital or medical facility bills, and all disputes pertaining thereto will be scheduled and heard in the same manner as contested claims for benefits. In such cases, the parties may make their proof by oral testimony, by depositions, or by affidavits, or by all of such methods.

  (b) Billing review services wishing to review worker's compensation medical provider claims under IC 22-3-3-5.2 must complete a certification annually, on a form prescribed by the board. (Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana; Rule 29; filed Aug 2, 1949, 3:50 p.m.: Rules and Regs. 1950, p. 80; filed May 12, 1983, 10:15 a.m.: 6 IR 1245, eff Sep 1, 1983; readopted filed Nov 13, 2001, 12:20 p.m.: 25 IR 1305; readopted filed Oct 12, 2007, 1:09 p.m.: 20071031-IR-631070472RFA; filed May 4, 2012, 10:15 a.m.: 20120530-IR-631110357FRA; readopted filed Sep 10, 2013, 12:41 p.m.: 20131009-IR-631130349RFA) NOTE: Renumbered Rule 28 by 1967; 84. NOTE: Transferred from the Industrial Board of Indiana (630 IAC 1-1-28) to the Worker's Compensation Board of Indiana (631 IAC 1-1-25) by P.L.28-1988, SECTION 121, effective July 1, 1988.