Arizona Public Service Co. v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

HAIRE, Chief Judge, Division 1.

On this review of an award entered in a workmen’s compensation proceeding, questions are raised by the petitioning self-insured employer relating to (1) whether chiropractic treatment is included within the “medical, surgical and hospital benefits” available to an injured employee under the Arizona Workmen’s Compensation Act; (2) whether an injured employee has the absolute right to choose his own physician, thereby rejecting the medical services and facilities furnished by a self-insured employer pursuant to the provisions of A. R.S. § 23-1070; and, (3)…