Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-08-07 17:15:25.277787+00
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OPINION ON DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REHEARING.
BISTLINE, Justice.
The Court has received and considered Caldwell Transportation’s petition for rehearing. The petition is denied. We continue to adhere to the conclusion which was reached and the basis thereof. However, we have determined to clarify by adding an additional paragraph for insertion just pri- or to the last full paragraph of our opinion of May 12, 1989, which additional paragraph is as follows:
The Commission’s finding that Sprague’s accident and injury “did not necessitate the type of care provided to [Sprague] by Dr. Downey subsequent to April 10,1985” incorrectly focuses on the necessity of the treatment, rather than on whether it was reasonable and was required by Sprague’s physician. I.C. § 72-432(1) obligates the employer to provide treatment, if the employee’s physician requires the treatment and if the treatment is reasonable. It is for the physician, not the Commission, to decide whether the treatment is required. The only review the Commission is entitled to make of the physician’s decision is whether the treatment was reasonable. Here, the Commission’s attempt to premise a conclusion that the treatment was not reasonable on a finding that it was not necessary exceeded the Commission’s authority.*
BAKES, C.J., and JOHNSON, J., concur.
HUNTLEY, J., fully concurred prior to his resignation on August 7, 1989.
SHEPARD, J., sat, but did not participate due to his untimely death.

 Editor’s note: The additional paragraph has been inserted in the original opinion.