Aetna Cas. & Sur. v. SUE A. BLANTON, DC

In this medical services dispute, insurer seeks review of a final order of the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services requiring reimbursement for chiropractic treatment provided to a workers’ compensation claimant. The issue is whether the director lawfully may order reimbursement of chiropractic treatment when the treatment was provided without a written treatment plan approved and signed by the injured worker’s treating physician. The director held that, although the applicable administrative rule provides that reimbursement shall not be required in the absence of an…