Smith v. Walt Disney World Co.

WIGGINTON, Judge.

The claimant appeals from that part of the deputy commissioner’s order denying her claim for reimbursement of past medical bills. We affirm.

Claimant sustained an industrial injury to her neck and back on March 23, 1984. The employer/self-insured (employer) accepted her injury as compensable, and voluntarily paid for all medical treatment provided by two authorized orthopedic surgeons. However, without authorization and without the employer’s knowledge, claimant sought treatment from Dr. Stans-bury, a chiropractor.

The first indication the employer had of claimant’s having.…