Sterling v. Seminole County School Board

This case poses a question of first impression whether a petition for benefits seeking palliative care and treatment only, as opposed to remedial care and treatment, is subject to the managed-care grievance procedures. It is appellant’s position that because his petition for benefits sought only palliative care, he was not required to exhaust the managed-care grievance procedures prior to filing his petition. The judge of compensation claims (JCC) found otherwise and dismissed the petition for lack of jurisdiction, because appellant had not exhausted the grievance procedures before filing the…