Judge Issues Permanent Injunction Against Medical Directors Making Treatment Decisions

A Louisiana civil court judge has forbidden the state workers' compensation agency's medical director from making final decisions on injured workers' treatment. Baton Rouge Civil Court Judge Donald Johnson issued a permanent injunction on Thursday against the process allowing the medical director to make the final determination about whether a disputed treatment should be authorized. Johnson issued a preliminary injunction against the process in 2015, but an appellate court vacated it last year and remanded the case. The court said Johnson hadn't made an express find...