Rogers v. International Paper Co.

Melvin Mayfield, Chief Judge.

Henry Lee Rogers is appealing the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission which found his employer, International Paper Company, not liable for the cost of medical treatment obtained by appellant after he changed physicians. The Commission based the decision upon a finding that appellant had failed to comply with Workers’ Compensation Commission Rule 21(4). In its entirety, Rule 21 reads:

The employer and/or insurance carrier has the right and duty in the first instance to provide prompt medical care to injured employees through physicians and hospitals of…