Section 419. The board may remand any case involving any question of fact arising under any appeal to a referee to hear evidence and report to the board the testimony taken before him or such testimony and findings of fact thereon as the board may order. The department may refer any question of fact arising out of any petition assigned to a referee, to any other referee to hear evidence, and report the testimony so taken thereon to the original referee.
(419 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."