What the panel ordered
The Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the August 11, 1998 decision, and issued a substitute decision finding defendant not liable for II's lien claim due to failure to obtain preauthorization under Labor Code section 139.31(e).
Defendant employer sought reconsideration of the Findings of Fact and Order issued August 11, 1998, which found defendants liable to pay a lien claim by Integrative Industrial (II).
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The lien claim for physical therapy was denied because the referring physician did not obtain the required preauthorization under Labor Code section 139.31(e).
From the decision · page 89 decision finding that II's recovery is barred by its failure to obtain
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Dr. Lucero was employed by Integrative Industrial and referred the applicant for physical therapy at the same clinic.