Sullivan: August 2016 Case Law Update

Medical treatment  In Bissett-Garcia v. Peace and Joy Center, 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 174, the WCAB held that a defendant's UR decision was timely when the request for treatment initially was sent only to the defense attorney, and that attorney immediately sent the request to the defendant's UR process.  In Czech v. Bank of America, 2016 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 257, the WCAB determined that a defendant failed to timely complete UR when a request for authorization was served on a defense attorney, rather than the claims administrator or UR organization, and th...