20TH CENTURY PLASTICS; CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION and its servicing facility SEDGWICK CMS for CAL COMP in liquidation WOODROW REED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAWOODROW REED, Applicant,vs.20TH CENTURY PLASTICS; CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION and its servicing facility SEDGWICK CMS for CAL COMP in liquidation, Defendants.Case No. ADJ2662519 (AHM 0046395)ADJl119614 (AHM 0046396)ORDER DENYING RECONSIDERATION We have considered the allegations of the Petition for Reconsideration and the contents of the workers’ compensation administrative law judge’s (WCJ’s) Opinion on Decision and the Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration. Based on our review of the record, and for the reasons stated by the WCJ in said Opinion and Report, which we adopt and incorporate, we will deny reconsideration. The supplemental petition in response to the WCJ’s Report has been accepted. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 8, § 10848, WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure.) In addition, we note that in Finding 8, the WCJ awarded to Pain Diagnosis & Treatment, Inc. the cost of reasonable and necessary treatment in the form of morphine and baclofen, which is to be reimbursed pursuant to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS). The WCJ also issued an order reserving jurisdiction if the parties are unable to reach agreement on those costs. Absent agreement, the parties should return to the WCJ to determine the exact amount of reimbursement./ / // / // / // / / , For the foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that said Petition for Reconsideration be, and it hereby is, DENIED.WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD_______________________________________________ALFONSO J. MORESII CONCUR,_______________________________________________ FRANK M. BRASS DEPUTY_______________________________________________ RICK DIETRICHDATED AND FILED AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA FEB 16, 2012SERVICE MADE ON THE ABOV
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