Smith v. Stephenson’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “The employee shall have the sole right to select or choose the persons or facilities to furnish ... chiropractic services .. . and the association shall be obligated for same or, alternatively, at the employee’s option, the association shall furnish such .. . chiropractic services ... as may reasonably be required at the time of the injury and at any time thereafter to cure and relieve from the effects naturally resulting from the injury .... The obligation of the association to be responsible for hospital services as herein provided shall not be held to include any obligation on the part of the association to pay for medical, nursing or surgical services not ordinarily provided by hospitals as a part of their services. * * * * * * Provided that any ... chiropractor rendering ... chiropractic care to any injured worker shall render an initial report as soon as practical identifying the in- jured worker and stating the nature and extent of the injury and thereafter shall render subsequent reports reasonably necessary to keep the status of the claimant’s condition known. * * * * * * All reports and records requested hereunder shall be made to the association and the injured worker or his attorney. The failure of the ... chiropractor to make such reports ... shall relieve the association and the injured worker from any obligation to pay for the services rendered by the ... chiropractor .... ****** In the event that the association shall contend before the Board that charges for ”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Smith v. Stephenson