Legal Opinion

Suntree United Methodist Church v. Cowell

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 1, 2001No. 1D00-2839PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.

In this workers’ compensation case, we construe the “treatment” authorized in the order entered by the judge of compensation claims as intended to be limited to treatment necessarily related to the diagnostic evaluations authorized. See Gulf Life Ins. Co. v. Gennell, 666 So.2d 1017, 1018 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996) (treatment may not be authorized for a condition before it is determined that the condition is causally related to the industrial accident). As so construed, the order authorizing diagnostic evaluations is affirmed. Because the judge of compensation claims determined that claimant was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAM. v. MonroeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Gulf Life Insurance Co. v. GennellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Knowles v. HennellyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  2. Florida's Natural Growers v. ChildsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004

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