Opinion ID: 1877626
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Heading: medical reports

Text: (a) All medical reports obtained or received by the employer, the carrier, the injured employee, or the attorney for any of them, with respect to the remedial treatment, care and attendance of the injured employee, including reports of every examination, diagnosis, or disability evaluation, shall be filed with the Bureau within five (5) days after receipt of same. A medical report not previously filed with the Bureau will not be received in evidence in a contested case unless the party offering same has furnished a copy thereof to the opposing party or his attorney at least five (5) days prior to the hearing at which it is offered. (b) Medical reports furnished upon demand to injured employees or their attorneys, pursuant to Section 440.13(1), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., shall be without charge to the injured employee, except actual cost to the physician or hospital furnishing same.