Applications or petitions shall not be placed on calendar for mandatory settlement conferences, status conferences, priority conferences, or any other hearing unless one of the parties has filed and served a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed in the form prescribed by the Appeals Board. The Declaration of Readiness shall be served on all other parties and lien claimants. The declarant shall state under penalty of perjury the specific efforts made to resolve the issues stated and, unless a status conference or priority conference is requested, that he or she is presently ready to proceed on those issues.

A simple statement in the declaration setting forth efforts to resolve the dispute or noting the opposing party's failure to respond within fifteen (15) days to an effort to resolve the dispute shall constitute an adequate description for the purposes of this rule.

A false declaration or certification by an attorney or representative may give rise to proceedings under Labor Code Section 134 for contempt or Labor Code Section 5813 for sanctions.
If a party is represented by an attorney or representative any Declaration of Readiness filed on behalf of the applicant party shall be executed by the attorney or representative.
These rules shall not prohibit the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board from requiring proceedings on its own motion.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 133 and 5307, Labor Code. Reference: Sections 134, 5502 and 5813, Labor Code.