Court Upholds Board's Authority to Establish Non-Acute Pain Treatment Guidelines

A New York appellate court ruled that the enactment of the Workers' Compensation Board's Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines fell within the scope of the board’s delegated authority. Case: Matter of McKay v. Southampton Hospital, No. 529565, 07/16/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Jacqueline McKay worked for Southampton Hospital. In 1994, she filed a workers’ compensation claim for an occupational disease of the back. A workers’ compensation law judge found McKay had a permanent partial disability and ordered pain management care. In May 2...