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PUBLIC SERV. CO. v. INDUS. CLAIM APPEALS

No. 98CA1851.

979 P.2d 584 (1999)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, Petitioner, v. The INDUSTRIAL CLAIM APPEALS OFFICE of the STATE of COLORADO and Edwin Rodriguez, Respondents.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

April 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ritsema & Lyon, P.C., Michael A. Perales, Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner

The Lampton Law Firm, P.C., Kenneth R. Lampton, Jr., Lakewood, Colorado, for Respondent Edwin Rodriguez

No Appearance for Respondent Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Opinion by Judge JONES.

The sole issue in this workers' compensation case is whether an employer can be held liable for treatment of a nonindustrial condition necessary to prepare a claimant for surgery to treat a compensable industrial injury. We conclude that the employer can, in certain circumstances, be held liable for such treatment. Therefore, we affirm the decision of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (Panel) requiring Public Service Company of Colorado ...

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