What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding the WCJ's finding that the applicant's selection of Centre for Neuro Skills as his primary treating physician from the carrier's MPN was valid and that the defendant is obligated to authorize treatment.
Defendant filed a petition for reconsideration of the WCJ's Findings and Order issued on September 8, 2025, which was timely acted upon by the Appeals Board on December 8, 2025.
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 WCJ found and the Appeals Board upheld that the applicant validly selected CNS as his PTP from the carrier's MPN on 6/23/2025, when CNS was still on the MPN. The defendant's removal of CNS from the MPN after that date does not retroactively invalidate the selection or deny treatment.
From the decision · page 6The undersigned issued a Findings of Fact and Orders on 9/8/2025 finding that the selection made by Applicant on 6/23/2025 to use CNS as his primary treating physician was valid in that CNS was part of the carrier's MPN at the time of selection.