Court: Employers Can't Limit Maintenance Medical in Final Admissions of Liability

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that employers cannot limit maintenance medical benefits to specific treatments in a final admission of liability. At the same time, the court held that Section 8-42-107(8)(f), which addresses information that employers can include in a final admission of liability, does not prohibit referring to a physician's report recommending specific medical treatment. As a result, the court said the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel did not err in affirming an administrative law judge's decision denying Fredy Barba's request for penalties. Barba injured his...