Court Upholds Application of Medical Treatment Guidelines to Services Provided Out of State

A New York appellate court ruled that the state’s medical treatment guidelines continue to apply to a worker who moved out of state and received pain management services. Case: Matter of Gasparro v. Hospice of Dutchess County, No. 526425, 11/15/2018, published. Facts: Mary Ann Gasparro suffered injuries in 1995 while working for the Hospice of Dutchess County. She established the compensability of her injuries and received a nonschedule permanent partial disability classification. In 2005, Gasparro moved to Nevada. Her former employer’s comp carrier filed multiple objections to ...