Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Champion

Beasley, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, we granted the application of the employer and self-insurer for discretionary appeal in order to decide whether the superior court erred in holding them liable for an employee’s medical expenses which, they argue, were unauthorized under OCGA § 34-9-201 and the line of cases represented by Boaz v. K-Mart Corp., 254 Ga. 707 (334 SE2d 167) (1985).

The law

OCGA § 34-9-201 (b) requires an employer to maintain a posted list of at least three physicians reasonably accessible to employees. Under OCGA § 34-9-201 (c), an employee may select the services…