Poole v. State

OPINION

HERLIHY, Judge.

A 2007 amendment to the Delaware Workers’ Compensation laws made significant revisions in the regulation of and payment for medical expenses incurred in the treatment of injured workers. Among the features established was a system for creating guidelines of allowable fees and extent of treatment. Employers and insurers could seek what that law labels “utilization review” of bills for treatment if there were a dispute over expenses incurred. That review would be available to employers and/or insurers for injuries which have been “acknowledged” as com-pensable.

Where,…