Matter of Sacharoff v. Corsi

The process of administering the Workmen’s Compensation Law developed the fact that, if the statute was to serve the purpose for which it was designed, there must be available to injured employee-claimants medical care of first quality which is carefully regulated. (See Szold v. Outlet Embroidery Supply Co., 274 N. Y. 271 [opinion by Loughran, J.] at pp. 276-277.) To that end the Legislature made statutory provision for the creation of a list of licensed physicians authorized to render such medical care. (Workmen’s Compensation Law, § 13-b.) The problem common to the two proceedings now…