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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration regarding treatment outside the Medical Provider Network (MPN). The WCJ correctly granted the applicant's motion to treat outside the MPN because the defendant failed to provide access within the required distance to the applicant's present workplace, not just the injury site. The Board affirmed that the term workplace in the regulation refers to the employee's current location of regular employment. Therefore, the defendant's argument that they met MPN access standards based on the former workplace was rejected.
Michelle Justus vs. Folsom-Cordova Unified School District is a workers' compensation case decided in Sacramento. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Sacramento.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration regarding treatment outside the Medical Provider Network (MPN). The WCJ correctly granted the applicant's motion to treat outside the MPN because the defendant failed to provide access within the required distance to the applicant's present workplace, not just the injury site. The Board affirmed that the term "workplace" in the regulation refers to the employee's current location of regular employment. Therefore, the defendant's argument that they met MPN access standards based on the former workplace was rejected.
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