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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Joel Rodriguez Luna's Petition for Removal, affirming the WCJ's finding that Home Depot's Medical Provider Network (MPN) complied with access standards. The WCJ determined that for a specialist, like an orthopedist, the MPN only needed to meet the 30-mile/60-minute access standard, not the stricter 15-mile/30-minute standard for a general primary treating physician. The Board agreed, concluding that since there was at least one orthopedic surgeon within the 30-mile radius, the MPN satisfied its obligations, despite the applicant's preference for a specialist within a closer distance. The dissenting opinion argued the MPN failed by not having at least three specialists readily available to serve as primary treating physicians for the applicant's specific orthopedic injuries.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Joel Rodriguez Luna's Petition for Removal, affirming the WCJ's finding that Home Depot's Medical Provider Network (MPN) complied with access standards. The WCJ determined that for a specialist, like an orthopedist, the MPN only needed to meet the 30-mile/60-minute access standard, not the stricter 15-mile/30-minute standard for a general primary treating physician. The Board agreed, concluding that since there was at least one orthopedic surgeon within the 30-mile radius, the MPN satisfied its obligations, despite the applicant's preference for a specialist within a closer distance. The dissenting opinion argued the MPN failed by not having at least three specialists readily available to serve as primary treating physicians for the applicant's specific orthopedic injuries.
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