Beasley v. M & E Pieco

The judge of compensation claims (JCC) correctly dismissed claimant’s petition for benefits to the extent it sought payment of Dr. Abeckjerr’s bills for services rendered on three separate days in May and June 1993. After the employer/earrier (E/C) determined that the doctor was overutilizing chiropractic services, it submitted the matter to the Division of Workers’ Compensation for utilization review. Consequently, the JCC had no jurisdiction over that claim. See Furtick v. William Shults Contractor, 664 So.2d 288 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995) (affirming order dismissing claim for payment of past…