Ordorica v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Opinion

ORTEGA, J.

During the initial 30-day period of medical control by the employer following an industrial injury, Daniel Ordorica refused care by the employer’s doctor and instead began treatment with a physician he chose. The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) determined that Ordorica’s refusal and change of physicians was an illegal and deliberate attempt to deny the employer its right of medical control, and Ordorica was estopped from asserting his physician was the primary treating physician (PTP). In addition, the WCAB extended the employer’s medical control to two days after…