State ex rel. Miller v. Industrial Commission

Claimant had a very severe weight problem before her injury. It has worsened considerably since. Claimant’s doctor recommends — and the commission’s physician concurs — that claimant enter a supervised weight-loss program. Claimant now asks the commission to authorize and pay for that treatment. Two questions arise: (1) Is the additional allowance of “obesity” a prerequisite for such authorization? and (2) Does the weight-loss treatment recommendation preclude a finding of maximum medical improvement (“MMI”) and thus the denial of temporary total disability compensation? For the reasons to…