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ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE

Doris L. Sweetin Jeb A. Crandall Brandon G. Milster Indianapolis, Indiana Bryan H. Babb Kellie M. Barr Indianapolis, Indiana

Anthony W. Overholt Maggie L. Smith Indianapolis, Indiana Apryle A. Fryer Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEY FOR AMICI CURIAE Mark D. Gerth Indianapolis, Indiana ______________________________________________________________________________

Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 93S02-1002-EX-115 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT,

In the

FILED
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

Feb 24 2010, 1:49 pm

CLERK

Appellant (Defendant below), v. BELTWAY SURGERY CENTER, Appellee (Plaintiff below). _________________________________ Appeal from the Indiana Worker's Compensation Board, No. P-175616 _________________________________ On Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 93A02-0811-EX-1006 _________________________________

February 24, 2010 Per Curiam. The Court of Appeals held the employer, not the medical provider, has the burden of proving whether the charges for medical services provided to an employee exceed the employer's liability to pay under the Worker's Compensation Act (the "Act"). See Washington Twp. Fire

Dep't v. Beltway Surgery Ctr., 911 N.E.2d 590 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009), reh'g denied. We agree and adopt the opinion of the Court of Appeals.1 Beltway Surgery Center ("Beltway") provided medical services to an employee of the Washington Township Fire Department ("Washington Township") and then submitted a bill to Washington Township's worker's compensation insurance carrier, Indiana Public Employers Plan ("IPEP"). IPEP hired a "billing review service," Mednet, to determine whether the charges billed fell within Washington Township's "pecuniary liability" under the Act. See Ind. Code

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