Case No. ADJ3164730 (LBO 0135441), ADJ3921082 (LBO 0100188), ADJ451512 (LBO 0100187)RegularJan 03, 2011
SOMBOON INTRACHOOTO vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES/RANCHO PRINCIPAL RECONSIDERATION Permissibly Self-Insured
This case involves a workers' compensation claim for permanent total disability and lifetime medical care awarded to an applicant who sustained industrial injuries as a registered nurse. The applicant's husband, also a lien claimant, provided 24-hour home health aide services after December 5, 2004. While the original award set the reasonable value of these services at $100 per day, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration. The Board increased the daily reimbursement rate to $200, finding it consistent with the evidence of actual care provided and more economical for the defendant than hiring external agencies or institutionalizing the applicant.
Workers' Compensation Appeals BoardSomboon IntrachootoCounty of Los AngelesJoint Supplemental Findings and Awardpermanent total disabilitylifetime medical carehome health aidereasonable value of servicespetition for reconsiderationAgreed Medical Examiner (AME)
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