Tatano v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Madonna Tatano (Claimant) and Doyle L. Tarwater, M.D., (together, Petitioners) appeal from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to dismiss Dr. Tarwater’s petition for review of a utilization review determination based on the conclusion that Dr. Tarwater’s medical treatment of Claimant was not reasonable or necessary as of August 31, 1993.

Claimant was injured on August 30, 1991 when she fell down a flight of steps during the course of her employment with Copy-world of Pittsburgh (Employer).…