CNA Insurance Co. v. Arkansas Children's Hospital

LARRY D. VAUGHT, Chief Judge.

1 ]At issue in this appeal is the interpretation of Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Rule 30, which establishes the schedules of maximum allowable fees for medical services rendered to injured employees. The dispute concerns a medical bill (that exceeds $4 million dollars) submitted for reimbursement by appellee Arkansas Children’s Hospital (Children’s) to appellant CNA Insurance Company (CNA). The parties disagree about when Rule 30’s 150% multiplier for reimbursement for extraordinary services applies to the Inpatient Hospital Fee Schedule. Children’s…