Carroll v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge PELLEGRINI.

Rita Carroll (Claimant) petitions this Court to review an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying her the imposition of penalties for U.S. Airways’ (Employer) failure to pay her massage therapy bills.

Pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable, Employer began paying benefits to Claimant for a work-related injury of a lumbar spine strain sustained on September 6, 1994. On or about June 18, 1999, Employer sought a utilization review (UR Request # 1) from a licensed Utilization…