Curtesa Richardson — ADJ8075348

Applicant Curtesa Richardson petitioned for reconsideration of an April 30, 2021 Findings of Fact and Order in which the WCJ found that the RFAs for 84 hours/week of home health assistance (dated January 15, 2019 and September 7/2, 2020) were timely non-certified through utilization review, and that the Patterson decision did not apply to authorize ongoing services under a July 10, 2018 Stipulated Agreement. Applicant argued the utilization reviews were untimely and that Patterson controlled because there had been no change in her medical condition. The Board granted reconsideration to study the issues, after which the parties participated in a commissioners' settlement conference and agreed to resolve the matter by stipulation. On November 18, 2022, the parties filed a fully executed Stipulation resolving the retroactive home health care periods (January 21, 2019 to January 21, 2020 and September 22, 2020 to September 22, 2021) for $15,000. The Board rescinded the WCJ's April 30, 2021 decision and approved the parties' stipulated settlement.