Court Upholds UR Determination That Worker's Treatments Weren't Necessary

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a utilization review determination that a worker’s ongoing treatments were neither reasonable nor necessary. Michael Perry worked for the Mid Atlantic Hose Center LLC. He suffered injuries to his back and neck at work in August 2007. Mid Atlantic accepted liability for Perry’s injuries and complex regional rain syndrome. In 2021, Mid Atlantic requested utilization review of the treatments Perry was receiving from chiropractors Johnmichael Pizzimenti and Steven Haas, Dr. Miteswar Purewal and Dr. William Ingram. Chiropr...