What the panel ordered
Defendant's Petition for Reconsideration is denied.
Defendant filed a Petition for Reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Award/Opinion on Decision issued January 14, 2024, which found defendant had to comply with their own UR authorization.
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.
A timely Utilization Review approved the requested home relocation, and the court has no jurisdiction to disturb a timely UR approval. Defendant cannot disavow its own UR approval and must comply with it.
From the decision · page 4The court issued a Findings & Award/Opinion on Decision on January 14, 2024, which was served January 18, 2024. It was found that Defendant had to comply with their own UR authorization.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant's Utilization Review provider issued a timely certification approving the treating doctor's Request for Authorization for home relocation.