Forest Rehabilitation Medicine PC v. Allstate Insurance

OPINION OF THE COURT

Theresa M. Ciccotto, J.

Plaintiff Forest Rehabilitation Medicine PC commenced the instant action against defendant insurance carrier to recover $3,490 in payment for the rendering of first-party no-fault medical benefit services to its assignor, Tracy Fertitta, pursuant to article 51 of the Insurance Law. The sole issue for this court’s determination is the medical necessity of “Calmare pain therapy,” also known as “scrambler therapy,” a relatively new and controversial form of treatment that has divided the medical field. Indeed, after a review of the testimony adduced at…