Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. v. Yon

This is a medical services dispute in which employer seeks review of a Workers’ Compensation Board order affirming the referee’s finding that surgical treatment for claimant’s accepted right-hand injury is compensable. Employer argues that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services now has exclusive jurisdiction to review proposed medical treatment. We conclude that the Board lacked jurisdiction.

In deciding that it had authority to consider this medical services dispute, the Board relied on our opinion in Meyers v. Darigold, Inc., 123 Or App 217, 861 P2d 352 (1993), rev…