Section 415. At any time before an award or disallowance of compensation or order has been made by a referee to whom a petition has been assigned, the department may order such petition heard before any other referee. Unless the department shall otherwise order, the testimony taken before the original referee shall be considered as though taken before the substituted referee.
(415 amended Feb. 8, 1972, P.L.25, No.12)
Compiler's Note: Section 31 of Act 57 of 1996 provided that, in a provision of Act 338 of 1915 not affected by Act 57, a reference to the word "referee" shall be deemed a reference to the phrase "workers' compensation judge."