Jefferson County Public Schools v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by

Judge BERNARD.

In this workers' compensation proceeding, Jefferson County Public Schools (employer) seeks review of the dismissal of its petition to review for lack of a final order. We affirm.

Joyce Jankowski (claimant) sustained an admitted industrial injury in 1999. Employer requested a division-sponsored independent medical examination (DIME) in 2005 on the basis that claimant had not reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) within eighteen months of her injury, as authorized by section 8-42-107(8)(b)(II), C.R.S.2007. The DIME physician opined that claimant had not reached MMI…