SUSAN FOUST vs. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Self Insured, Adjusted by SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES

This case concerns a dispute over authorization for spinal surgery. The defendant employer denied the applicant's treating physician's request for surgery based on utilization review and claimed the applicant's objection was untimely. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) dismissed the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration because the order compelling the parties to obtain a second opinion was interlocutory, not a final order. The WCAB also denied the defendant's Petition for Removal, finding no evidence of significant prejudice or irreparable harm.