Kennecott Copper Corp. v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

OGG, Judge.

In this special action we are asked to review an award of the Industrial Commission holding a self-insured employer liable for the cost of unauthorized medical treatment incurred by an injured employee.

The respondent/employee Jose V. Perez sustained an injury to his right index finger on November 18, 1974, while in the employ of Kennecott Copper Company, a qualified self-insured employer under ARS § 23-1070. Perez received immediate and continuing medical treatment from the staff of physicians at Kennecott’s hospital facility located in Kearney, Arizona. In addition, Perez…