700 Pharm. v. Bur of WC (State Workers' Ins. Fund)

Summary

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the Workers’ Compensation Act’s Anti‑Referral Provision does not prohibit self‑referrals for prescription drugs or professional pharmaceutical services, limiting the ban to the eight enumerated categories; consequently it reversed the Commonwealth Court and remanded for further proceedings. Justice Wecht and Justice McCaffery dissented, arguing the phrase “goods or services” is a catch‑all that includes drugs and pharmacy services.