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Case Name | Bell v. Samaritan Medical Clinic, Inc. | |
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Date | 07/26/1976 | |
Note | Medical provider may not charge injured worker for any amount not covered by comp. | |
Citation | 60 CA 3d 486; 41 CCC 415 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 30251976 CA |
BELL as Administrative Director, etc. , et al. , Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SAMARITAN MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. , et al. , Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Kane, J. , with Taylor, P. J. , and Rouse, J. , concurring. )As we shall explain, the answer to this inquiry is clearly "no. " We accordingly affirm the order of the trial court. Bell, as the Administrative Director of the Division of Industrial Accidents ("Director"), and the Workers' Compensation [60 Cal. App. 3d 488] Appeals Board ("Board") filed the present action to enjoin fn. Thus, under section 5307. 1, the Director is authorized -- after public hearings -- to adopt an official minimum medical fee schedule. We see no distinction in substance between the physician's rendition of treatment and medical reports and the rendition of legal services by the claimants' attorney.
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