Theiss v. City of Panama City Beach

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Claimant challenges an order of the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) that denies his claim for a primary care provider under his employer’s managed care arrangement. Because the JCC errantly denied this benefit, we reverse.

Claimant suffered compensable injuries, both physical and psychological, for which he was furnished authorized medical care by his employer and its workers’ compensation carrier (E/C), under a managed care arrangement. Claimant sought to exercise his right to select or change his primary care provider, as seemingly guaranteed by…