Practice question
In a covered conflicting-grading case, the employer alone chooses its own general adviser as the binding third doctor. The seafarer objects that there was no mutual selection from the relevant DOH-accredited specialists. Which is sound?
- Any employer nominee automatically becomes the statutory third doctor.
- Apply the statutory mutual-selection and specialist-pool requirements; unilateral labeling does not satisfy them.
- The relevant specialty never matters.
- DOH accreditation is categorically irrelevant.
- The seafarer must accept any unrelated person as physician.
Legal references
- RA 12021, September 23, 2024, Chapter XI Sections 54, 56-58: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2024/ra_12021_2024.html
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