Jefferson v. Sam's Cafe

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that it and the referee had no jurisdiction to consider claimant’s request for review of SAIF’s refusal to act on his request for surgery.

Claimant’s doctor sought authorization for surgery in June, 1990. SAIF investigated the claim and, on December 10, 1990, it asked the Director of the Department of Insurance and Finance to review the claim. On January 22, 1991, claimant requested a hearing. Before the hearing, on January 30, 1991, she had the surgery. At the time of the referee’s hearing, in March, 1991, the…