Washington Township Fire Department v. Beltway Surgery Center

The Court of Appeals held the employer, not the medical provider, has the burden of proving whether the charges for medical services provided to an employee exceed the employer's liability to pay under the Worker's Compensation Act (the "Act"). See Washington Twp. Fire Dep't v. Beltway Surgery Ctr., 911 N.E.2d 590 (Ind.Ct.App.2009), reh'g denied. We agree and adopt the opinion of the Court of Appeals. 1

Beltway Surgery Center ("Beltway") provided medical services to an employee of the Washington Township Fire Depart ment ("Washington Township") and then submitted a bill to Washington…