Good Hope Contracting Co. v. McCall

DONALDSON, Judge. '

The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-1 et seq. (“the Act”), establishes the “utilization' review” procedures by which disputes over medical-treatment' plans for injured workers may be resolved. See § 25-5-293(g) and (k), Ala.Code 1975. In this case, Good Hope Contracting Company, Inc. (“Good Hope”), invoked the procedures and conducted a utilization review of medical treatment recommended by an authorized treating physician for Harold W. McCall, a former employee of Good Hope who suffered a work-related injury in 2001. Following the review, Good Hope…