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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case concerns the timeliness of a Utilization Review (UR) denial for medical treatment. The Board treated the applicant's Petition for Removal as a Petition for Reconsideration, ultimately denying it. The Board agreed with the Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) that the UR denial was timely because Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a state holiday, was correctly excluded from the five-day review period. The Board also cautioned against post-hearing discovery attempts by applicant's counsel.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case concerns the timeliness of a Utilization Review (UR) denial for medical treatment. The Board treated the applicant's Petition for Removal as a Petition for Reconsideration, ultimately denying it. The Board agreed with the Administrative Law Judge (WCJ) that the UR denial was timely because Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a state holiday, was correctly excluded from the five-day review period. The Board also cautioned against post-hearing discovery attempts by applicant's counsel.
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