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Who pays for unauthorized treatments?

by 11/10/2008

Q. We have an employee who has had several work-related injuries. Our workers’ compensation insurance carrier, after reviewing the circumstances of the employee’s injuries, has denied her any treatment for a back injury. Even so, she has gone to a chiropractor for treatment 60 times. Her attorney has now filed a petition for benefits with the Judge of Compensation Claims. It seeks authorization for the visits and asks our company and the carrier to pay for all 60 chiropractor visits. If the judge determines that these visits are authorized, are we going to have to pay for all of them?

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