Lamounette v. Akins, No. 89-1339
| Court | Court of Appeal of Florida (US) |
| Writing for the Court | PER CURIAM |
| Citation | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1903,547 So.2d 1001 |
| Parties | 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1903 Robert G. LAMOUNETTE, D.C., James M. Barrass, D.C., and Gainesville Chiropractic Clinic, P.A., Petitioners, v. Honorable Elwyn M. AKINS, Deputy Commissioner, and Wal-Mart Stores and Corporate Service, Inc., Respondents. |
| Decision Date | 10 August 1989 |
| Docket Number | No. 89-1339 |
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v.
Honorable Elwyn M. AKINS, Deputy Commissioner, and Wal-Mart Stores and Corporate Service, Inc., Respondents.
First District.
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Douglas W. Abruzzo of Barton, Davis & Fernandes, Gainesville, for petitioners.
Richard S. Thompson of Zimmerman, Shuffield, Kiser & Sutcliffe, Orlando, for respondents Wal-Mart Stores and Corporate Service, Inc.
No appearance for respondent Akins.
PER CURIAM.
Robert G. Lamounette, D.C., James M. Barrass, D.C., and Gainesville Chiropractic Clinic, P.A., petition this court for a writ of prohibition, contending that Deputy Commissioner Akins lacks subject matter jurisdiction of their dispute with a workers' compensation employer/carrier over payment of a bill for services. We agree and grant relief.
In 1986, Barbara Knowles was an employee of Wal-Mart Stores when she suffered a compensable back injury. She was treated by Dr. Lamounette, an employee of Dr. Barrass and his clinic, for a period of nine or ten months and he rendered a statement in the amount of $11,057.25. The employer/carrier paid the bill but subsequently concluded there may have been overutilization of services and sought to recover the funds. Records were submitted to the Utilization Review Committee which referred the case to the Chiropractic Peer Review Committee (CPRC). After a hearing the CPRC determined that Dr. Lamounette had overutilized his services in the treatment of Ms. Knowles. The employer/carrier then filed a motion for order to show cause with the Division of Workers' Compensation. The file was forwarded by the division to Deputy Commissioner Akins for further action. Dr. Lamounette moved to strike contending, inter alia, that the deputy lacked jurisdiction to resolve this dispute. The motion to strike was denied and the physician was ordered to show cause why he should not be required to repay the amount in issue. This petition then followed and we issued an order to show cause, directing the employer/carrier to respond and giving Deputy Commissioner Akins the option to also respond, in his discretion. The employer/carrier timely filed their response and no response was received from the deputy.
Petitioners first argue that the employer/carrier and the division did not follow the statutorily-mandated...
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