Case Name: AMERICAN GRINDING & EQUIPMENT, and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Appellants, v. Angel RODMAN and the Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-03-15
Citations: 411 So. 2d 917
Docket Number: No. AC-274
Parties: AMERICAN GRINDING & EQUIPMENT, and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Appellants, v. Angel RODMAN and the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Appellees.
Judges: LARRY G. SMITH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 411
Pages: 917–919

Head Matter:
AMERICAN GRINDING & EQUIPMENT, and Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Appellants, v. Angel RODMAN and the Division of Workers’ Compensation, Appellees.
No. AC-274.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 15, 1982.
Rehearing Denied April 16, 1982.
Summers Warden, Miami, for appellants.
Jay M. Levy of Silver, Levy & Hershoff, Miami, for appellees.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Upon review of the briefs and record in this worker's compensation appeal we find no reversible error presented, with exception of that portion of the deputy commissioner's order for payment of various medical bills by the employer/carrier. Ap-pellee concedes that it was error to order payment of Dr. Miller's bill, and no request was made for payment of Dr. Mayer's bill.
We reverse the order for payment of the medical bills of Drs. Dooley, Sprier, Ray, Swerdlow, Holder and Barry. These bills were never introduced into evidence. See Decks, Inc. of Florida v. Wright, 389 So.2d 1074 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). A bill from the Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc., which was introduced into evidence, reflects total charges of $746.45. Whether there were additional charges by the hospital is not clear from the record. There is no bill for the TNS Stimulator in the record, and again, the record is unclear on how much appellee paid for it. All doubt and uncertainty concerning the amount of these charges can and should be removed on remand by the submission of written bills or statements to be received and marked as exhibits in the case.
According to the deputy commissioner's view of the evidence the E/C improperly failed to authorize the medical care provided by the above named doctors and the pain center, which was reasonable and necessary for treatment of claimant's injuries sustained in the accident, and of benefit to his recovery. We will not second-guess the finding of the deputy commissioner on this issue. However, it is necessary for the deputy commissioner to further find "good cause" to excuse non-compliance with the reporting requirements of Section 440.13(1), Florida Statutes, before ordering payment by the E/C. See Cedars of Lebannon Health Care Center, Inc. v. Summerset, 409 So.2d 185 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982), 1982.
We reverse the order for payment of the medical bills specified and remand for further proceedings and findings with respect to payment of these bills.
LARRY G. SMITH and WIGGINTON, JJ., concur.
ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., Chief Judge, concurs and dissents with written opinion.