SAIF Corp. v. Pendergast-Long

Petitioners seek reconsideration of our decision in SAIF v. Pendergast-Long, 152 Or App 780, 954 P2d 1270 (1998), in which we concluded that the Workers’ Compensation Board had jurisdiction over claimant’s request for medical services because claimant had challenged SAIF’s denial of the compensability of the underlying claim. Petitioners contend that, under the Supreme Court’s subsequent decision in SAIF v. Shipley, 326 Or 557, 955 P2d 244 (1998), the hearings division lost jurisdiction of the claim when claimant stated at hearing that her claim was for medical services under ORS 656.245. We…