Commercial Carrier Corp. v. Fox

SHIVERS, Judge.

Employer appeals a workers’ compensation order awarding claimant payment of medical treatment provided by his hometown physician whom the employer refused to authorize. We affirm the order.

Claimant, a Brooksville resident, suffered a compensable back injury which continues to cause severe pain. Although claimant repeatedly requested the employer to furnish him with medical treatment in the Brooksville area, the employer insisted on referring the claimant to physicians located in Tampa or Lakeland, each approximately 50 miles from Brooksville. The employer refused to authorize…