Legal Opinion
Gutierrez v. J & B MOBILE HOMES
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1998No. 18,906, 18,920PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DONNELLY, J.
{1} Samuel Gutierrez (Worker) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (the WCJ) denying his request for an independent medical examination (IME), pursuant to NMSA 1978, § 52-l-51(A) (1990) of the Workers’ Compensation Act. The single issue raised on appeal is whether the WCJ erred in finding that Worker had failed to establish that he was entitled to an IME because a bona fide dispute existed among Worker’s authorized health care providers concerning a medical issue related to Worker’s care and treatment. Reversed and remanded.
FACTS
{2} Worker suffered a…
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