When the account determines that the conditions in Section 4406 have occurred, payments as advances on workers’ compensation asbestos workers’ benefits shall be provided in accordance with this chapter, notwithstanding the right of the asbestos worker to secure compensation as otherwise provided for in this division.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1077, Sec. 5. Effective September 15, 1982. Provisions inoperative January 1, 1989, as prescribed in Section 4418.)