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Donna Kilgore injured her lower back while working for NHC Healthcare. After a settlement agreement for her workers' compensation claim included two years of future medical treatment, her physician, Dr. Steven Craig Humphreys, ordered additional diagnostic tests (MRI and discogram) due to persistent pain. NHC's utilization review program denied these tests, arguing the Chancellor lacked jurisdiction and that Kilgore's recourse was limited to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development’s utilization review program. Kilgore filed a petition in the trial court, which ordered NHC to provide the tests, asserting jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed the Chancellor's judgment, holding that the Chancery Court had jurisdiction to hear the employee's appeal of the employer's utilization review decision.
Kilgore v. NHC HEALTHCARE is a workers' compensation case decided in Tennessee Supreme Court. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Tennessee Supreme Court.
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Donna Kilgore injured her lower back while working for NHC Healthcare. After a settlement agreement for her workers' compensation claim included two years of future medical treatment, her physician, Dr. Steven Craig Humphreys, ordered additional diagnostic tests (MRI and discogram) due to persistent pain. NHC's utilization review program denied these tests, arguing the Chancellor lacked jurisdiction and that Kilgore's recourse was limited to the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development’s utilization review program. Kilgore filed a petition in the trial court, which ordered NHC to provide the tests, asserting jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed the Chancellor's judgment, holding that the Chancery Court had jurisdiction to hear the employee's appeal of the employer's utilization review decision.
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