Greynolds Park Manor v. George

LARRY G. SMITH, Judge.

We affirm the deputy commissioner’s finding of bad faith under Section 440.-34(3)(b), Florida Statutes (1981), because of the employer/carrier’s failure to pay, or to make provisions for paying, hospital and medical expenses incurred in the treatment of the claimant’s compensable injuries.

This court in Greynolds Park Manor v. George, 417 So.2d 990 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982), rejected the E/C’s contention that the E/C had no obligation under the workers’ compensation law, enforceable by the claimant, to pay hospital and medical expenses incurred in claimant’s treatment because…