Doctors Hospital of Augusta, L.L.C. v. CompTrust AGC Workers' Compensation Trust Fund

Chief Justice TOAL:

This is a certified question dealing with the workers’ compensation commission’s (the Commission’s) jurisdiction to re*7view a fee dispute between an insurance carrier and an out of state medical provider.

Factual/Procedural Background

Audrey Cooper (Employee), a South Carolina resident, suffered severe injuries when he encountered a high voltage electrical line in an on-the-job injury that occurred in South Carolina. For approximately two months, Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Doctors Hospital), a privately owned limited liability company providing medical care and related…