Panek v. Oregon Health Sciences University

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board reversing the referee’s decision ordering SAIF to pay for claimant’s home-health care and awarding claimant an attorney fee under ORS 656.382(1). In the light of our decision in Meyers v. Darigold, Inc., 123 Or App 217, 861 P2d 352 (1993), in which we held that the Board has jurisdiction to consider medical treatment disputes if no party has requested that the Director of the Department of Insurance and Finance resolve the dispute, we reverse and remand the case to the Board for it to consider the merits of the…