The board may contract with the state fund or the Attorney General for the recovery on behalf of this system of any amounts that the board might recover from third persons under this article or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, or that an insurer might recover under Section 11662 of the Insurance Code, or otherwise.
Under the contract, the state fund, in its own name or in the name of the board, or the Attorney General for the board, may, to recover the amounts regardless of whether the injury or death is industrial, commence and prosecute actions, file liens, or intervene in court proceedings all in the same manner and to the same extent, provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3850) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, for the state fund or employer, except that the recovery shall not be made from benefits payable under this part because of the injury or death. The state fund or the Attorney General, as the case may be, may compromise claims before or after commencement of suit or entry of judgment for the amount as may be approved by a person duly authorized by the board for that purpose. The agreed cost of the service and the expense incidental thereto is a proper charge against the retirement fund.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 379, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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