Schenck v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In this workers’ compensation appeal, Ann Schenck (Claimant) asks whether the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) erred in affirming the decision of a Worker’s Compensation Judge (WCJ) that denied her penalty petition. The primary issue is whether an employer may refuse payment of medical bills based on a prior utilization review (UR) determination that similar treatment rendered by a different provider was unreasonable and unnecessary. Based on our recent decision in Bucks County Community College v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board (Nemes, Jr.), 918 A.2d 150…