A Florida appellate court overturned the denial of a worker’s request for the attendant care services prescribed by her doctor.
Case: Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports LLC, No. 1D21-3405, 08/10/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: After Kelly Girardin suffered a work-related injury, her authorized treating physician wrote her a prescription for a home health evaluation and attendant care, 12 hours a day, seven days per week.
Girardin attached a copy of the prescription to a petition for benefits she filed a few days later.
Her employer’s insurance carri...
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