TIZNADO v. ORLANDO REG. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

No. 1D99-2972.

773 So.2d 584 (2000)

Virginia TIZNADO, Appellant, v. ORLANDO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM and United Self Insured Services, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

November 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Hilado, Orlando, and Bill McCabe, Longwood, for Appellant.

Kevin S. Murphy and Thomas A. Moore of Moore & Peterson, P.A., Orlando, for Appellees.


PER CURIAM.

The claimant appeals a workers' compensation order by which her claim for medical care was denied. We conclude that the judge should not have applied the provider reimbursement manual to this dispute between the claimant and the employer, and that the care should have been awarded pursuant to section 440.13(2)(a), Florida Statutes, upon the judge's determination of medical necessity.

The claimant sustained industrial injuries and underwent multiple...

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