ADJ1644999

In this case, Manuel Ferniza, the applicant, petitioned for reconsideration of the July 12, 2012 Findings and Order of the Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge (WCJ). The WCJ found that there was no basis to strike the medical report of chiropractic Panel Qualified Medical Examiner Steven Becker, D.C., that the replacement chiropractic QME panel was “invalid,” and that the defendant should not be compelled to authorize treatment of the applicant’s claimed urological condition within its Medical Provider Network (MPN). The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ultimately found that reconsideration was improvidently granted because the petition did not challenge a final order and dismissed the petition.

In this case, Manuel Ferniza sought reconsideration of a decision filed on July 12, 2012. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted the petition for reconsideration in order to allow sufficient opportunity to further study the factual and legal issues in the case. All further correspondence, objections, motions, requests and communications were to be filed in writing with the Office of the Commissioners of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.

Rent A Center, Inc.; Specialty Risk Services Manuel Ferniza WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMANUEL FERNIZA, Applicant,vs.RENT A CENTER, INC.; SPECIALTY RISK SERVICES, Defendants.Case No. ADJ1644999 (LAO 0880435)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION AND DECISION AFTER RECONSIDERATION            Applicant seeks reconsideration of the October 12, 2010 Joint Findings and Order, wherein the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) …

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