Worker Wrongfully Denied Treatment Authorization Can't Get Retroactive OK for Surgery

Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled that a worker had been wrongfully denied cervical fusion surgery by an authorized provider but was not entitled to retroactive authorization of a different surgery performed by an unauthorized provider. Case: Hansen and Adkins Auto Transport v. Martin, No. 1D17-3339, 12/10/2018, published. Facts: James Martin worked for Hansen and Adkins Auto Transport. He suffered an injury to his neck while at work in September 2015. Although a magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed significant pre-existing degenerative changes, HAAT provided medic...