Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRY |
PART VIII. Bureau of Workers Compensation |
Chapter 127. Workers Compensation Medical Cost Containment |
SubChapter C. MEDICAL TREATMENT REVIEW |
Section 127.551. Petition for review by Bureau of UR determination
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If the provider under review, the employe, the employer or the insurer disagrees with the determination rendered by the URO, a request for review by the Bureau may be filed on a form prescribed by the Bureau as a petition for review of a UR determination.
The provisions of this § 127.551 amended January 16, 1998, effective January 17, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 329. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (235598).
Notation
Procedure
Parties who fail to file a petition for reconsideration from an initial UR determination are not able to challenge the effect of such determination before a Workers Compensation Judge. Florence Mining Co. v. Workmens Compensation Appeal Board (McGinnis), 691 A.2d 984 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1997).