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2000

Missouri Law Review

Workers' compensation

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Mental-Mental Claims--Placing Limitations On Recovery Under Workers' Compensation For Day-To-Day Frustrations, Natalie D. Riley Nov 2000

Mental-Mental Claims--Placing Limitations On Recovery Under Workers' Compensation For Day-To-Day Frustrations, Natalie D. Riley

Missouri Law Review

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Missouri's Workers' Compensation Law: Expanding The Definitions Of Medical Treatment And Medical Necessity, Jean M. Guignon Jun 2000

Missouri's Workers' Compensation Law: Expanding The Definitions Of Medical Treatment And Medical Necessity, Jean M. Guignon

Missouri Law Review

The purpose of workers' compensation law is to relieve society from the burden of providing support to workers injured on the job by shifting the burden onto the employer. With advances in medical technology, Missouri courts have struggled to define "medical treatment' and "medical necessity" for the purpose of compensating injured workers. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District of Missouri in Mickey v. City Wide Maintenance addressed the situation when a worker could recover for a service not explicitly covered under the definition of "medical treatment." The court found that a specially equipped van was "medical treatment" …