GLADYS PATINO vs. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC./ABBOTT VASCULAR, INC., TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY COMPANY of AMERICA

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the original findings regarding the applicant's requirement to seek treatment within the employer's Medical Provider Network (MPN). The Board found that the employer's MPN notice may not have complied with the bilingual notice requirement under California regulations. Therefore, the issue of treatment outside the MPN was deferred, and the case was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the record on this issue.