1. A. If the Commission or a party requests an examination of a claimant by a physician, the party requesting the examination shall serve the claimant, or if represented, the claimant’s attorney of record, with notice of the time, date, place, and physician conducting the examination at least 15 days before the scheduled date of the examination.
2. B. If a claimant unreasonably fails to attend or promptly advise of the claimant’s inability to attend an examination under this Section, the party requesting the examination may charge the claimant or deduct from the claimant’s entitlement to present or future temporary or permanent disability compensation, any reasonable expense of the missed appointment.
3. C. If a carrier, self-insured employer, or special fund division requests an examination of a claimant’s mental or physical condition under A.R.S. § 23-1026, the carrier, self-insured employer, or special fund division shall immediately, upon receipt of the report of the examination, provide a copy of the report to the claimant or the claimant’s authorized representative. If the mental condition of an unrepresented claimant is examined under A.R.S. § 23-1026, the carrier, self-insured employer, or special fund division may, in its discretion, provide the report to the claimant’s treating physician rather than to the claimant.

Historical Note

Former Rule 13. Amended effective March 1, 1987, filed February 26, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). R20-5-113 recodified from R4-13-113 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 3966 and 7 A.A.R. 4995, effective August 17, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Section R20-5-113 renumbered to R20-5-112; new Section R20-5-113 renumbered from R20-5-114 and amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 4199 (October 31, 2025), effective December 6, 2025 (Supp. 25-4).