ST. JOSEPH'S MERCY HEALTH CENTER v. Lamb

Josephine Linker Hart, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, appellants argue that the Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission erred when it vacated a change-of-physician order after it concluded that the order was not effective to provide a new treating physician for appellee, Brenda Lamb. We affirm.

As stipulated by the parties, appellee suffered a compensable back injury on February 25, 2004. A change-of-physician order was entered January 24, 2005, changing appellee’s treating physician from Dr. William Ackerman to Dr. Bud Dickson. The order was entered pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §…