eligible to participate in the process to renew its
certification or accreditation at no cost to the entity. An
entity for which the department has incurred costs under this
subclause shall reimburse the department for its costs related
to the most recent certification or accreditation for the
entity, if the entity does not successfully obtain the initial
or renewal certification or accreditation. The actual amount of
the cost to the department for the certification or
accreditation process under this subclause, not to exceed one
million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) annually,
shall be transferred to the department from the Workers'
Compensation Administration Fund.
(D) The department shall conduct outreach to all entities
approved as utilization review organizations by the department
prior to the effective date of this subclause. The outreach
shall include providing each entity with notice of the
requirements of this clause, guidance on how this clause will be
enforced by the department and information on how the entity may
participate in the required certification or accreditation
process at no cost under subclause (C).
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Section 2. Section 420 of the act is amended to read:
Section 420. (a) The board, the department or a workers'
compensation judge, if it or he deem it necessary, may, of its
or his own motion, either before, during, or after any hearing,
make or cause to be made an investigation of the facts set forth
in the petition or answer or facts pertinent in any injury under
this act. The board, department or workers' compensation judge
may appoint one or more impartial physicians or surgeons to
examine the injuries of the plaintiff and report thereon, or may
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