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ed injury, it may investigate and verify the accident and injury as required in examining and verifying the application, and the Employer, Employee, trade union, medical institution and other relevant departments shall provide assistance. Assessment of diagnosis of occupational disease and diagnosis dispute shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Prevention and Treatment of Occupational Diseases Law. The administrative department of labor security shall not carry out further investigationorverification on certificates of diagnosis of occupational diseaseorassessment of diagnosis of occupational disease that are obtained in accordance with the law.Where an injury is considered as workrelated by the Employeeorhis directlyrelated family members but not by the Employer, the burden of proof shall be borne by the Employer.Article 20 The administrative department of labor security shall render a decision on determination of workrelated injury within 60 days of the date of acceptance of the application for determination of workrelated injury, and shall notify the Employee applying for determination of workrelated injuryorhis directlyrelated family members and his work unit in writing.Decisions on determination of workrelated injury by the administrative department of labor security shall be given within 15 days to clearly defined claims. The decision on determination of workrelated injury shall be terminated when it requires to be based upon conclusions drawn by judicial authorities or relevant administrative organs which failed to do as of yet. Where the personnel of the administrative department of labor security has a material interest in the applicant for determination of workrelated injury, he shall withdraw from the case.PART FOUR ASSESSMENT OF WORK CAPABILITYArticle 21 If an Employee suffers from a workrelated injury and he is in stable condition after treatment but has disabilityorhis work capability is affected, the Employee shall undergo an assessment of work capability.Article 22 An assessment of work capability is an assessment of the degree of impairment in work functions and the ability to selfcare.Impairment in work functions is classified into ten disability classes, from class one, the most severe, to class ten, the mildest.Impairment in the ability to selfcare is classified into three classes: total selfcare disability, substantial selfcare disability and partial selfcare disability.Standards for assessment of work capability shall be formulated by the administrative department of labor security of the State Council in conjunction with the health administrative department and other departments of the State Council.Article 23 Applications for assessment of work capability shall be filed by the Employer, the Employee with workrelated injuryorhis directlyrelated family members to Municipal Committee of Work Capability Appraisal, and the decision on determination of workrelated injury and the information relevant to the medical treatment of the workrelated injury of the Employee shall be provided.Article 24 The assessment of work capability mittee of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government and municipalities shall be posed of representatives of the administrative department of labor security, personnel administrative department, health administrative department, trade unions, Agencies and Employers of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government and municipalities respectively.The assessment of work capability mittee shall set up a pool of medical and health experts. Medical and health professional technicians included in the expert pool shall satisfy the following conditions:1. possessing the qualifications for a senior technical position in the medicalorhealth profession;2. possessing the relevant knowledge for assessment of work capability; and3. Having good professional ethics.Article 25 After Municipal Committee of Work Capability Appraisal has received an application for assessment of work capability, it shallselectthreeorfive relevant medical and health experts at random from its expert pool to form an expert panel, which shall provide an assessment opinion. Municipal Committee of Work Capability Appraisal shall render an assessment of work capability conclusion in regards to the Employee with workrelated injury on the basis of the assessment opinion of the expert panel. Where necessary, it may entrust a qualified medical institution to assist in the relevant diagnosis.Municipal Committee of Work Capability Appraisal shall render an assessment of work capability conclusion within 60 days of the date of receipt of the application for assessment of work capability. The time limit for rendering an assessment of work capability conclusion may be extended for 30 days if necessary. The assessment of work capability conclusion shall be served in a timely manner on the work unit and individual that applies for assessment.Article 26 If the work unitorindividual that applies for assessment is dissatisfied with the assessment conclusion of Municipal Committee of Work Capability Appraisal, the work unitorindividual may, within 15 days of the date of receipt of the assessment conclusion, apply to the assessment of work capability mittee of the province, autonomous regionormunicipality directly under the central government for a reassessment. The assessment of work capability conclusion of the assessment of work capability mittee of the province, autonomous regionormunicipality directly under the central government shall be final.Article 27 Assessment of work capability shall be objective and impartial. If any member of the assessment of work capability mitteeorexpert participating in the assessment has a material interest in the party, he shall withdraw from the assessment.Art