Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Billing Statute, Finds Carrier Not Liable for Bills

The Arizona Court of Appeals rejected a constitutional challenge to a statute governing billing for medical treatment and found that a carrier was not liable for payment of a provider’s bills that had not been properly submitted. Case: Gabriel v. Industrial Commission, No. 2 CA-IC 2024-0005, 04/02/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Kristine Gabriel suffered a concussion in November 2018 after falling at the school where she worked. She submitted a workers' compensation claim for her injuries, which the Industrial Commission accepted. The Arizona School Alliance f...