Houchins v. Kittle's Home Furnishings
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
SHARPNACK, Judge.
Barbara Houchins appeals from a ruling of the Indiana Worker's Compensation Board ("board") suspending her compensation based upon her refusal of medical services. We affirm.
Houchins raises four issues for review which we consolidate and restate as:
1. Whether, under the worker's compensation statute, Kittle's, Houching' employer, could unilaterally suspend temporary total disability ("TTD") payments based upon Houchins refusal to undergo treatment recommended by the doctor provided by Kittle's.
2. Whether Kittle's provided Houchins with proper notice of the consequences of her…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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