Lee v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

O’MELIA, Judge**.

This is a special action review of an Industrial Commission award denying a change of physician under Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. (“A.R.S.”) § 23-1070(E) (1983). The sole issue on appeal is whether A.R.S. § 23-1071(B) applies to self-insured employers who have complied with the requirements of A.R.S. § 23-1070. We hold that A.R.S. § 23-1070 is exclusive and A.R.S. § 23-1071(B) does not apply. Employees of self-insured employers that fall within the purview of A.R.S. § 23-1070 do not have the right to change physicians upon the written consent of the attending physician.…