Coray v. Idaho Regional Hand & Upper Extremity Center

Summary

The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed the Industrial Commission’s declaratory ruling concerning employer-requested independent medical examinations. It held that the governing statute permits an employer or surety to use different qualified physicians for multiple examinations of the same injury, provided each examination is reasonably scheduled. It also held that when an employee challenges the reasonableness of a requested examination, the employer bears the burden of proving its reasonableness, including the choice of physician.