Compensation of Rivers v. State Accident Insurance Fund

The sole issue in this Workers’ Compensation case is whether an insurer can refuse to pay for certain medical services rendered by an out-of-state doctor to a compensably injured worker who had received a com-pensable injury and who no longer lives in Oregon. The referee and Workers’ Compensation Board concluded that it can. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Claimant suffered an injury found to be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. While the claim was still in open status, claimant moved to Washington and began treatment with a chiropractor in that state. Thereafter, the…