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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision finding an industrial injury and a penalty for unreasonable delay in medical treatment, but denied the applicant's request to go outside the Medical Provider Network (MPN). Although a four-month delay occurred, the Board found that the employer's good-faith efforts to secure treatment within the MPN meant there was no "neglect or refusal" to justify going outside the network. Therefore, the applicant remains within the MPN for treatment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision finding an industrial injury and a penalty for unreasonable delay in medical treatment, but denied the applicant's request to go outside the Medical Provider Network (MPN). Although a four-month delay occurred, the Board found that the employer's good-faith efforts to secure treatment within the MPN meant there was no "neglect or refusal" to justify going outside the network. Therefore, the applicant remains within the MPN for treatment.
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