Immediately following the receipt of knowledge of initiation of proceedings before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, or any other jurisdiction providing benefits for the same injury, the Asbestos Workers’ Account shall file a lien and may invoke such other remedies as are available to recover moneys expended for compensation benefits.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1041. Provisions inoperative January 1, 1989, as prescribed in Section 4418.)