Court Opinion

ID: 9892767
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-24 20:09:41.488779+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:40:28.032302
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                              WESTERN DISTRICT

ELITE CARE, RX, LLC                              : No. 156 WAL 2023
                                                 :
              v.                                 : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                                 : from the Order of the Superior Court
PREMIER COMP SOLUTIONS, LLC;                     :
LAUNDRY OWNERS' MUTUAL LIABILITY                 :
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION; UPMC                      :
BENEFIT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.                :
D/B/A UPMC WORK PARTNERS;                        :
LACKAWANNA CASUALTY COMPANY;                     :
AND BRICK STREET MUTUAL                          :
INSURANCE COMPANY                                :
                                                 :
PETITION OF: PREMIER COMP                        :
SOLUTIONS, LLC, AND BRICK STREET                 :
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY                         :

                                         ORDER

PER CURIAM

      AND NOW, this 24th day of October, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

             Can a purported medical provider seeking payment for
             prescription medication in accordance with the provision of
             the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (hereinafter
             “WCA”), specifically 77 P.S. § 501(a)(1), and corresponding
             Medical Cost Containment Regulations (hereinafter “MCCR”),
             34 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 – 127.755, circumvent the exclusivity
             provisions of the WCA by initiating litigation outside the forums
             established by and under the WCA and MCCR for
             adjudicating such issues? Alternatively phrased, is the liability
             of the Employer and its Insurer or carrier exclusive in place of
             any and all other liability, given the WCA provides for an
             exclusive remedy barring any tort action flowing from a work-
             related injury?