Jessica Brown, vs. Retirement Housing Foundation; Cna Claims Plus, Inc.,
This case involves a dispute between Jessica Brown, an injured employee, and Retirement Housing Foundation and CNA Claims Plus, Inc., her employer’s workers’ compensation carrier, over whether she can be referred by her MPN primary treating physician to a specialist outside the MPN. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board granted the defendant’s petition for reconsideration and amended the Opinion on Decision and Order to find that applicant is required to treat with specialists within defendant’s MPN, unless it is shown that the MPN does not contain a physician who can provide the approved treatment.
