Acuna, Santa

Santa Acuna sought removal of a WCJ's interlocutory decision in a workers' compensation matter against Newport Mesa Unified School District, permissibly self-insured and administered by Keenan & Associates. The petitioning party (petitioner/defendant) challenged a ruling that apparently concerned medical treatment. The Appeals Board, relying on the WCJ's report and analysis, found that the petitioner failed to demonstrate substantial prejudice or irreparable harm that would warrant the extraordinary remedy of removal, and that reconsideration would be an adequate remedy if a final adverse decision were ultimately issued. The Board also noted that the employer is required to provide treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve from the effects of an industrial injury, including treatment for nonindustrial conditions where essential to curing or relieving the industrial injury. The Petition for Removal was denied.