Department Miscalculates Fees for Physical Therapy

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Department of Labor and Industry miscalculated the fee allowed to a medical provider for a physical therapy evaluation. Case: Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association v. Oleksiak, No. 2 M.D. 2020, 10/14/2021, published. Facts: The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act caps the fees that an employer must pay to a medical provider for treatment of an employee's work injury. To implement the act, the Department of Labor and Industry has promulgated regulations that tie the fees to the reimbursement rates authorized by the Cen...