who does the attorney issue the 5710 bill to?

What is medical legal expense?

I'm not sure it makes much difference in my world of self-insurance but it might for insurers who issue premiums for coverage.#N#But having said that and for the sake of continuing the discussion what about the code LawAdvocate cited §4620 (a) which states:#N#Labor Code §4620 (a) defines the term: “a medical-legal expense means any costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of any party, the administrative director, or the board, which expenses may include .....# N#While the list makes no reference to depo fees paid to A/A it does say "which may include..." ...so doesn't that mean the list is not a complete list? And if the list is not a complete list wouldn't a 5710 fee be a "cost" incurred by "any party" to prove or disprove a claim? The cost being one incurred by defendant to depose EE to prove or disprove a claim.

Is 5710 an indemnity?

??? 5710 fees are not INDMENITY payments and don't even come from an indemnity reserve. They are an allocated expense, refund is allowed for duplication in payment. IN fact that is a good way to lose your bar card. Keep unearned fees that will do you in.

Is 5710 a med legal expense?

Allocated Expense is not reportable on the Unit Stat or to the WCIRB. Therefore, Allocated Expense should not & does not affect the Experience Modification. An Allocated Expense is not subject to WCAB jurisdiction IE: IV cost, def att cost, adjuster expenses etc. Regardless of what bucket it comes from, 5710 is CLEARLY a med legal expense as it is payable to an AA and charged back to the file. 5710 is not an Allocate Expense because an Allocated expense is a fee paid to a vendor to assist in defending the claim that can not be charged back to the file and therefore can not be used on the books to raise ER premium. In fact, I would say that any money whatsoever paid to an AA by the IC is med legal and not allocated expense due to the aforementioned reasons...