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(a) An employee shall submit to examination by a medical officer of the
United States, or by a physician designated or approved by the Secretary
of Labor, after the injury and as frequently and at the times and places
as may be reasonably required. The employee may have a physician
designated and paid by him present to participate in the examination. If
there is disagreement between the physician making the examination for the
United States and the physician of the employee, the Secretary shall
appoint a third physician who shall make an examination.
(b) An employee is entitled to be paid expenses incident to an
examination required by the Secretary which in the opinion of the
Secretary are necessary and reasonable, including transportation and loss
of wages incurred in order to be examined. The expenses, when authorized
or approved by the Secretary, are paid from the Employees' Compensation
Fund.
(c) The Secretary shall fix the fees for examinations held under this
section by physicians not employed by or under contract to the United
States to furnish medical services to employees. The fees, when authorized
or approved by the Secretary, are paid from the Employees' Compensation
Fund.
(d) If an employee refuses to submit to or obstructs an examination, his
right to compensation under this subchapter is suspended until the refusal
or obstruction stops. Compensation is not payable while a refusal or
obstruction continues, and the period of the refusal or obstruction is
deducted from the period for which compensation is payable to the
employee.
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