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1. Refer litigated cases, when needed, to attorneys recommended by ICS and approved by CLIENT for purposes of defending CLIENT's interests before Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and the court. 2. Work closely with counsel in preparing defense of litigated cases. 3. Obtain CLIENT's authorization on all settlements or stipulations when required. 4. Work closely with applicant's attorney and legal counsel in informal dispositions of litigated cases. 5. Attend, when required, Workers' Compensation Appeals Board hearings. 6. Discharge on behalf of CLIENT, all legal obligations to its injured employees imposed by Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and higher courts. 7. Protect and preserve CLIENT's interests in all potential subrogation cases. D. Medical Cost Containment Services. ICS shall adhere to the following medical cost containment services standards: 1. ICS shall use and cooperate fully with the designated medical cost containment vendor (bill review and utilization review service provider) to review the medical bills for the CLIENT and other medical charges and provide necessary utilization review services relating to treatment requests on all claims of industrial injury or illness. 2. Unless otherwise directed, ICS will select the service provider to be utilized and CLIENT will pay for such services. The rate of services for bill review will be charged at $3.00 per header, $1.00 per line, 20% of savings for all PPO savings, 20% of savings on all non PPO inpatient hospital bill savings and 16% of all non PPO outpatient bill savings, unless otherwise negotiated. The rate for utilization review services will be charged at $100 per RN determination, $220 per hour (billed in '/ hour increments) for all Physician Adviser Reviews, $310 per hour (billed in ''A hour increments) for all Specialty Physician Reviews on appeal and all PEER Reviews. E. Information Systems. ICS will provide a computer system with appropriate data base management capabilities to maintain records related to the administration of the Client's workers' compensation program. ICS shall coordinate data entry for employees in the program and for services supplied by ICS. The CLIENT shall have access to the computer system during normal working hours and access to the database through its own computers at its own expense. ICS shall provide computer-generated reports that are reasonably requested on a regular basis as detailed in section F below.