What the panel ordered
WCAB affirmed the WCJ's March 6, 2014 Findings and Order reinstating nurse case manager services
Petition for reconsideration granted by defendant; WCJ decision affirmed after reconsideration by WCAB panel
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 WCJ found and the WCAB affirmed that nurse case manager services are a form of medical treatment under Labor Code section 4600, and defendant's unilateral termination was not supported by substantial medical evidence. The use of expedited hearing was proper under Labor Code section 5502(b)(1).
From the decision · page 111 We previously granted defendant's petition for reconsideration of the March 6, 2014 Findings
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendant unilaterally terminated nurse case manager services previously authorized as reasonable medical treatment.