Connie Alvizo v. California DIR: Permissibly Uninsured Case Summary

In this case, Connie Alvizo, an applicant, was found to have sustained industrial injuries to her bilateral shoulders, upper extremities, low back, feet, ankles, and non-admitted injury to her neck and fibromyalgia during a cumulative period from 1986 to October 26, 1998. The State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Permissibly Uninsured, Adjusted By State Compensation Insurance Fund was found to have a continuing liability to provide home health care on a 24 hour/7 days per week basis. The petition for reconsideration of this decision was denied by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board.

State Of California, Department Of Industrial Relations, Permissibly Uninsured, Adjusted By State Compensation Insurance Fund Connie Alvizo WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIACONNIE ALVIZO, Applicant,vs.STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PermissiblyUninsured, Adjusted By STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Defendant.Case Nos. ADJ2738569 (LAO 0759524) ADJ553488 (LAO 0759510)OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION            Defendam seeks reconsideration of a workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (“WCJ“) Findings and Order of August 9. 2010, wherein it was found that ‘-defendant has a continuing liability to provide home health care on a 24 hour/7 days per week basis subject to further enforcement hearings in the event of a change in applicant’s circumstance.” The WCJ thus allowed the lien of applicant’s caretaker. Juana Haydee Arevalo. Previously in these cases, in an Amended Findings and Award of November 6, 2008, it w>as found that, while employed as a senior legal stenographer, applicant sustained stipulated industrial injury to her bilateral shoulders, bilateral upper extremities, low back, bilateral feet, bilateral ankles, and non-admitted injury to her neck, and in the form of fibromyalgia during a cumulative period from 1986 to October 26. 1998 (LAO 0759524), and sustained admitted industrial injury to her left foot and right knee and a non- admitted injury in the form of fibromyalgia at an unspecified date in 1986 (LAO 0759510). It was found that applicant’s two injuries combined to cause permanent total disability (100%).            Defendant contends that the WCJ erred in finding that the applicant was entitled to home health care on a 24 hour/7 days per week basis. We have received an answer, and the WCJ has filed a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (Report). ,             We will deny defendant’s petition for reconsideration for the reasons stated by the WCJ inhi

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