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In Hathaway v. County of Fresno, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and deferred issues of temporary disability and self-procured medical treatment. The Board found that the applicant's pre-designated physician status may have rendered the defendant's denial of an out-of-network specialist improper under then-existing regulations. Therefore, the case was remanded to determine if the defendant's authorization denial was erroneous before assessing liability for the applicant's self-procured surgery and associated temporary disability.
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In Hathaway v. County of Fresno, the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and deferred issues of temporary disability and self-procured medical treatment. The Board found that the applicant's pre-designated physician status may have rendered the defendant's denial of an out-of-network specialist improper under then-existing regulations. Therefore, the case was remanded to determine if the defendant's authorization denial was erroneous before assessing liability for the applicant's self-procured surgery and associated temporary disability.
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