Workers' Compensation
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Williams v. Department of Labor and Employment Security, Division of Risk Management
813 So.2d 193, 27 FLW D693
Appellate court affirmed JCC's order which had
construed Section 440.134(6)(c)9, Florida Statutes,
requiring a managed care plan to include a process
allowing an injured employee to obtain one second
opinion in the same specialty but did not afford the
injured employee an automatic right to a second
opinion. Competent and substantial evidence supported
the JCC's finding that the claimant failed to present
any evidence suggesting a need for a second orthopedic
evaluation. The claimant's mere dissatisfaction with
her treating orthopedic physician's "attitude" was
insufficient to support her claim for a second opinion.
The claimant had previously obtained a change in
orthopedic physicians under Section 440.134(10)(c),
Florida Statutes.