Gutierrez, Jason

Applicant Jason Gutierrez sustained industrial injury on August 9, 2022 to his right elbow, neck, right shoulder, right wrist, right hand, and fingers while working as an electrician/plumber for Mission Pools. The WCJ found that defendant denied medical care, allowing applicant to treat outside the MPN at employer expense. Defendant filed a Petition for Removal contending it maintained a valid MPN and never denied treatment. The Board treated the petition as one for reconsideration because the right to medical treatment is a final order, and concluded that the record did not adequately establish whether defendant neglected or refused authorization for medical treatment. The Board rescinded the F&O and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings to determine with specificity whether defendant neglected or refused treatment requests.