Dewitt v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

OPINION

DANIELS, Justice.

{1} Worker, Leslie DeWitt, was injured during the course of her employment with Employer, Rent-A-Center, Inc. She has appealed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying her claim for disability benefits. We hold that the WCJ erred in refusing to admit testimony of Worker’s medical experts concerning observations made and treatment rendered before the experts were duly designated as her authorized health care providers (HCPs). We therefore remand to the WCJ to allow the omitted testimony to be considered.

I. BACKGROUND

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