St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v. Edmondson

JOHNSON, Justice.

This case concerns a declaratory ruling by the Industrial Commission (the Commission) relating to workers’ compensation medical benefits. We conclude that the Commission was correct in declaring that under the circumstances of this case the surety is not required to make direct payment to a provider of medical services, and that the claimant’s attorney is entitled to a lien against the medical benefits awarded to the worker. We do not address whether the provider was entitled to notice of the compensability determination because the issue is moot. We do not address whether…