Supreme Court Clarifies Application of Treatment Parameters

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the treatment parameters established under the Workers’ Compensation Act apply to an injury after liability has been established, even if the employer has contested its obligation to pay. The court explained that the treatment parameters do not apply when liability for the benefits owed has been denied, but a challenge to the reasonableness and necessity of a treatment is not a denial of liability. The case was Johnson v. Darchuks Fabrication. William Johnson suffered a right ankle injury in September 2002 when he stepped on a piece ...