Carbajal v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF ARIZONA

OPINION

BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 An Arizona workers’ compensation statute requires payment for “medical, surgical and hospital benefits or other treatment, [or] nursing ... reasonably required ... during the period of disability.” Ariz.Rev. Stat. (“A.R.S.”) § 23-1062(A) (1995). We have been asked to determine whether certain services provided by an injured worker’s spouse are compensable under this statute. We hold that the compensability of these services depends on the nature of the care provided and not the status or identity of the service provider. We therefore vacate the opinion…