725.406

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725.406 - Medical examinations and tests.
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Standard Number: 725.406
Standard Title: Medical examinations and tests.
SubPart Number: D
SubPart Title: Adjudication of Claims; Adjudication Officers

(a) Medical examinations and tests authorized by the deputy commissioner shall be conducted, if
possible, in the vicinity of the miner's residence by physicians or in medical facilities selected
from a list compiled by the Secretary, or by a physician or medical facility approved by the
deputy commissioner at the miner's request.
(b) If any medical examination or test conducted under paragraph (a) of this section is not
administered or reported in compliance with the provisions of part 718 of this subchapter, the
deputy commissioner shall schedule the miner for further examination and testing where
necessary and appropriate.
(c) The cost of any medical examination or test authorized under this section, including the cost
of travel to and from the examination, shall be paid by the fund. No reimbursement for overnight
accommodations shall be authorized unless the deputy commissioner determines that an adequate
testing facility is unavailable within one day's round trip travel by automobile from the miner's
residence. The fund shall be reimbursed for such payments by an operator, if any, found liable for
the payment of benefits to the claimant.

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