Massaro v. Columbian Apartments

We affirm the order appealed from below except that portion denying claimant payment for medical services provided by Dr. Aaron Schneider. When the employer/carrier (E/C) deauthorized the claimant’s first treating physician without *1132authorizing alternative medical care, even when claimant requested such care, claimant was justified in seeking medical treatment from a physician of his own choosing. Gust K. Newberg Construction Co. v. Warren, 449 So.2d 934 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984); Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Viera, 440 So.2d 49 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). We find the E/C’s contention that it is entitled to…