Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. v. King

NIMMONS, Judge.

This is a workers’ compensation appeal from an order in which the Judge of Compensation Claims (JCC) awarded nonprofessional attendant care services to the claimant. The employer/carrier (E/C) contend that the claimant is not entitled to benefits under Section 440.13(2)(e)2., Florida Statutes (Supp.1988). The E/C also contend that because the attendant care provided was not “medically necessary”, the JCC’s award of such benefits is not supported by competent, substantial evidence. We affirm.

The claimant sustained an employment injury on July 30, 1988. The claimant’s wife…