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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the WCJ's award of temporary disability. The Board found the defendant employer failed to properly notify the applicant of their Medical Provider Network (MPN) rights, thus losing control of medical treatment. Consequently, the applicant was entitled to choose a treating physician outside the MPN, and the defendant remained liable for temporary disability based on that physician's opinion.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the WCJ's award of temporary disability. The Board found the defendant employer failed to properly notify the applicant of their Medical Provider Network (MPN) rights, thus losing control of medical treatment. Consequently, the applicant was entitled to choose a treating physician outside the MPN, and the defendant remained liable for temporary disability based on that physician's opinion.
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