Richey v. Perry Arnold, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

An Administrative Law Judge determined in this post-award reopening filed by the claimant that a surgery the employer failed to pre-authorize was reasonable and necessary; that the employer must pay for the procedure and related expenses; but that the parties’ settlement precluded any claim for temporary total *707disability (TTD) benefits relative to the surgery. The ALJ also determined that the employer’s failure to pre-authorize or contest the surgery within 30 days did not warrant the imposition of sanctions.

The Workers’ Compensation Board reversed to the extent that it…