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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Pedro Rivadeneyra's Petition for Reconsideration and dismissed his Petition for Removal. The Board found that the sole issue challenged, treatment outside the Medical Provider Network (MPN), was an interlocutory order. Removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, which was not demonstrated here. Reconsideration was deemed an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision were to issue.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Pedro Rivadeneyra's Petition for Reconsideration and dismissed his Petition for Removal. The Board found that the sole issue challenged, treatment outside the Medical Provider Network (MPN), was an interlocutory order. Removal is an extraordinary remedy requiring a showing of substantial prejudice or irreparable harm, which was not demonstrated here. Reconsideration was deemed an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision were to issue.
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