High Court Says Any Part of Treatment Plan Is 'Medicines and Supplies,' Orders Payment for CBD Oil

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a law firm that represents injured workers to reimburse one of its partners for cannabinoid oil he was prescribed for a back injury, holding that any item that is part of a health care provider's plan to treat a work-related injury falls under the definition of medicines and supplies. "In sum, we conclude that any item that is part of a health care provider’s treatment plan for a work-related injury falls within the purview of the broad-encompassing phrase 'medicines and supplies' as provided in Section 306(f.1)(1)(i) o...