Satilla Regional Medical Center v. Dixon

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

This workers’ compensation appeal is from the superior court’s order reversing the award of the administrative law judge, which was adopted by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Appellate Division. We granted Satilla Regional Medical Center’s discretionary application to consider whether the superior court applied an incorrect standard of review in reversing the award of the State Board.

In his award, the ALJ made the following findings: Peggy Lee Dixon was a licensed practical nurse at Satilla, and her regular job was taking care of post-operative surgical…