What the panel ordered
The WCAB approved the parties' stipulations, dismissed defendant's petition for reconsideration, and affirmed the WCJ's May 29, 2020 Joint Findings of Fact and Order.
Defendant petitioned for reconsideration of the WCJ's Joint Findings of Fact and Order issued May 29, 2020; the WCAB granted reconsideration and issued a decision after reconsideration.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The parties resolved the billing documentation dispute by stipulations, which the WCAB approved, leading to dismissal of the defendant's petition and affirmation of the WCJ's order.
From the decision · page 1Defendant contends in its petition for reconsideration that the WCJ erred in not applying against HMC the provisions of (b)(1)(A) of Labor Code section 4603.2 regarding the billing documentation required of a medical provider.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The parties participated in a commissioners' settlement conference and agreed to stipulations resolving the billing documentation dispute.