Legal Opinion
Washington Hospital Center v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 2002No. 00-AA-1078PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge.
Under the present version of the District of Columbia Workers Compensation Act (DCWCA), D.C.Code § 32-1507(b)(3) (2001), an injured employee has an essentially unfettered right to choose an initial attending physician to provide medical care for the injury. Once chosen, however, that physician may not be changed by the employee without authorization from either the insurer or the Office of Workers Compensation (Office), a component of the Department of Employment Services (DOES). In the case before us, the injured employee received medical treatment from ten…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Coumaris v. District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Sibley Memorial Hospital v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Ceco Steel, Inc. v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- Medical Associates of Capitol Hill v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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3Cited by7 opinions
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