Section 2708.1-1 - Filing a Claim for Reduced Disability Benefits(a) When, under Section 2629 of the code, an individual is entitled to receive disability benefits reduced by the amount of temporary disability indemnity received for any day, it shall not be necessary that the first claim for disability benefits be supported by the certificate of a physician as required by Section 2708 of the code to receive the reduced amount of disability benefits for such day, only if the claimant meets all of the following requirements:(1) He or she files a valid claim in accordance with the provisions of the code and authorized regulations, except as provided in Section 2708.1 of the code.(2) He or she furnishes the department a written certification which states both of the following: (A) The name and address of the physician attending the claimant for his industrial injury.(B) The date he or she was first examined by or came under the care of a physician or practitioner for the continuous period of unemployment and disability.(3) He or she certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, on a form furnished by the department for each continued claim for disability benefits, as the evidence which is prescribed under Section 2708.1 of the code, that he or she has received or is entitled to receive temporary disability indemnity for the days covered by the continued claim.(b) The department shall verify the information that is certified in subdivision (a)(3).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, §§ 2708.1-1
1. New section filed 12-22-59; designated effective 1-1-60 (Register 59, No. 22).
2. Amendment filed 4-1-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 14). Note: Authority cited: Sections 305, 306, and 2602, Unemployment Insurance Code. Reference: Sections 2629, 2708, 2708.1, and 2709, Unemployment Insurance Code.
1. New section filed 12-22-59; designated effective 1-1-60 (Register 59, No. 22).
2. Amendment filed 4-1-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 14).