Employer Must Reimburse Physician for EMG, Court Rules

A self-insured employer must reimburse an employee's treating physician for an electromyography test, even though the employee should have obtained the test via one of the employer's providers, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Rivera v. North Central Bronx Hospital, No. 514210, 12/13/12, published.Facts: Daisy Rivera, an employee for the North Central Bronx Hospital, suffered a work-related injury.She filed a workers' compensation claim, and the self-insured employer advised her that it had contracted with a specific provider for certain diagnostic tests, such as electr...