In the Matter of the Worker's Compensation Claim of Don Birch v. State of Wyoming ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety and Compensation Division

DAVIS, Justice.

[T1] Appellant Don Birch sought reimbursement for travel expenses related to chiropractic treatment he received at the Utah Spine and Dise Clinic in Murray, Utah from the Wyoming Division of Workers' Compensation (Division). Mr. Birch lived in Daniel, Wyoming. The Division denied his request for reimbursement because traditional types of chiropractic care, manipulation and traction could have been obtained at a location in Wyoming closer to his home, and because cold laser therapy was considered experimental and was therefore not a covered treatment for which the Division would…