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RIVERS v. STATE ACC. INS. FUND

No. 78-848; CA 15090.

610 P.2d 288 (1980)

45 Or.App. 1105

In the Matter of the Compensation of Frank M. RIVERS, Claimant, Petitioner, v. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE FUND, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Peterson, Jr., Certified Law Student, Eugene, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Steven C. Yates and Malagon & Yates, Eugene.

Darrell E. Bewley, Associate Counsel, State Acc. Ins. Fund, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were K.R. Maloney, Chief Counsel, and James A. Blevins, Chief Trial Counsel, State Acc. Ins. Fund, Salem.

Before GILLETTE, P.J., and ROBERTS and CAMPBELL, JJ.

GILLETTE, Presiding Judge.

The sole issue in this Workers' Compensation case is whether an insurer can refuse to pay for certain medical services rendered by an out-of-state doctor to a compensably injured worker who had received a compensable injury and who no longer lives in Oregon. The referee and Workers' Compensation Board concluded that it can. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. Claimant suffered an injury found to be compensable under the Workers...

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