Rogers v. Jack's Supper Club , 304 Neb. 605 ( 2019 )


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    Sheryl A. Rogers, appellee, v. Jack’s
    Supper Club and Continental
    Western Group, appellants.
    ___ N.W.2d ___
    Filed December 6, 2019.   No. S-18-1018.
    1. Workers’ Compensation: Appeal and Error. A judgment, order, or
    award of the compensation court may be modified, reversed, or set aside
    only upon the grounds that (1) the compensation court acted without or
    in excess of its powers; (2) the judgment, order, or award was procured
    by fraud; (3) there is not sufficient competent evidence in the record to
    warrant the making of the judgment, order, or award; or (4) the findings
    of fact by the compensation court do not support the order or award.
    2. ____: ____. An appellate court is obligated in workers’ compensation
    cases to make its own determinations as to questions of law.
    3. ____: ____. Findings of fact made by the Workers’ Compensation Court
    after review have the same force and effect as a jury verdict and will not
    be set aside unless clearly erroneous.
    4. Workers’ Compensation: Witnesses: Testimony. As the trier of fact,
    the Workers’ Compensation Court is the sole judge of the credibility of
    witnesses and the weight to be given their testimony.
    5. Statutes: Intent. When interpreting a statute, the starting point and
    focus of the inquiry is the meaning of the statutory language, understood
    in context.
    6. Statutes: Appeal and Error. Statutory language is to be given its plain
    and ordinary meaning, and an appellate court will not resort to inter-
    pretation to ascertain the meaning of statutory words which are plain,
    direct, and unambiguous.
    7. Statutes. It is not within the province of the courts to read meaning
    into a statute that is not there or to read anything direct and plain out of
    a statute.
    8. Statutes: Legislature: Intent. When words of a particular clause, taken
    literally, would plainly contradict other clauses of the same statute, or
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    lead to some manifest absurdity or to some consequences which a court
    sees plainly could not have been intended, or to result manifestly against
    the general term, scope, and purpose of the law, then the court may
    apply the rules of construction to ascertain the meaning and intent of the
    lawgiver, and bring the whole statute into harmony if possible.
    9. Statutes: Legislature: Public Policy. It is the function of the Legislature,
    through the enactment of statutes, to declare what is the law and public
    policy of this state.
    10. Workers’ Compensation: Liability. Voluntary payments of workers’
    compensation benefits do not constitute an admission of liability by
    an employer.
    Appeal from the Workers’ Compensation Court: J. Michael
    Fitzgerald, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions.
    Caroline M. Westerhold and Eric J. Sutton, of Baylor Evnen,
    L.L.P., for appellants.
    Margaret R. Jackson, Todd R. McWha, and Tyler Volkmer,
    of Waite, McWha & Heng, for appellee.
    Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Funke, Papik,
    and Freudenberg, JJ.
    Papik, J.
    The Workers’ Compensation Court ordered Jack’s Supper
    Club and Continental Western Group, its workers’ compensa-
    tion carrier (collectively JSC), to reimburse Sheryl A. Rogers
    for various medical expenses she incurred. In the same deci-
    sion, the compensation court stated that Rogers could continue
    to receive treatment from certain providers. We agree with
    JSC, however, that it is not responsible to reimburse Rogers,
    because she selected the physicians who provided the treatment
    at issue in disregard of provisions of the Nebraska Workers’
    Compensation Act. We also agree with JSC that the compensa-
    tion court failed to adequately explain the basis for its order
    that Rogers could continue to receive treatment from the speci-
    fied providers. We thus reverse the order and remand the cause
    with directions.
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    BACKGROUND
    Injury, Selection of Physician
    in Form 50, and Settlement.
    Rogers injured her back while working for Jack’s Supper
    Club in 2001. Shortly after the injury, she filled out a form
    indicating that she was choosing a “Dr. Beyers” at the Dundy
    County Hospital in Benkelman, Nebraska, to treat her for her
    work-related injury. The parties appear to agree that the form
    was a “Form 50” promulgated by the Workers’ Compensation
    Court.
    Rogers later filed a petition in the compensation court
    against JSC. After some litigation regarding Rogers’ claim, the
    compensation court approved a lump-sum settlement in 2010.
    The settlement resolved JSC’s liability for indemnity benefits.
    JSC remained responsible to pay Rogers for reasonable and
    necessary medical care for her work-related injury.
    Dispute Regarding Reimbursement
    for Medical Expenses.
    At some point not clear from our record, Dr. Beyers, the
    physician that Rogers selected in the Form 50, died. Rogers
    then received treatment from Dr. Lori Stonehocker, one of
    Dr. Beyers’ colleagues. JSC apparently reimbursed Rogers for
    treatment provided by Dr. Stonehocker.
    In 2010, Rogers moved to Florida and the parties’ counsel
    engaged in a series of communications regarding Rogers’ treat-
    ing physician. JSC initially expressed concern about Rogers’
    receiving treatment from a provider in Nebraska while living
    in Florida. It proposed that the parties agree to a pain manage-
    ment specialist in Florida. Rogers’ counsel responded that she
    would not agree with JSC to a pain management specialist.
    Rogers’ counsel later informed JSC’s counsel that Rogers had
    selected Dr. Jonathan Daitch, a pain management specialist
    in Florida. After Rogers’ counsel informed JSC’s counsel that
    there was no Form 50 and that Rogers was free to select her
    own doctor, JSC’s counsel responded that there was a Form 50
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    and that as a result, it was not clear what basis existed for
    Rogers to unilaterally choose her own doctor.
    Rogers later filed a motion in which she alleged that JSC
    was refusing to reimburse her for treatment provided by Dr.
    Daitch. She asked that the compensation court order JSC to
    reimburse her for such treatment.
    Hearing on Motion to Compel Payment
    for Medical Expenses.
    At the hearing on Rogers’ motion, she testified that she had
    received treatment from both Dr. Daitch and Dr. Mark Means,
    a chiropractor in Florida. No evidence was presented that JSC
    agreed that Rogers could receive treatment from Dr. Daitch
    or Dr. Means. Rogers testified that while she discussed see-
    ing Dr. Daitch with Dr. Stonehocker, Dr. Stonehocker did not
    refer her to Dr. Daitch. Rogers offered into evidence a number
    of medical bills for treatment provided by Drs. Daitch and
    Means. The majority of the treatment provided by Dr. Daitch
    was pharmacological, and Rogers offered Dr. Daitch’s opin-
    ion that due to the work-related injury, Rogers would require
    a lifelong medication regimen of fentanyl, Norco, Lyrica,
    and Valium.
    JSC offered the Form 50 and the communications between
    its counsel and Rogers’ counsel regarding the selection of a
    pain management specialist in Florida. JSC also offered medi-
    cal reports setting forth opinions regarding Rogers’ injury and
    treatment. In one such report, Dr. John Massey stated that
    Rogers’ complaints were “disproportionate with what would
    be expected from the back injury which was sustained and the
    surgical intervention that was undertaken.” He expressed con-
    cern about possible adverse effects from Rogers’ medication
    regimen and recommended weaning her from oral opiates. In a
    subsequent report, Dr. Massey expressed concern that Rogers
    was taking fentanyl, Norco, Lyrica, Valium, and Flexeril. He
    stated that patients often believe that such a combination of
    opioids, benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxants is more benefi-
    cial than it is. JSC also offered a report of Dr. Phillip Essay,
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    who reviewed Rogers’ records and examined her. He stated that
    Rogers’ complaints of pain were disproportionate with what
    would be expected and that there “is no evidence to support
    the long-term use of opioids for [Rogers’] condition related to
    the work injury.” Dr. Essay also recommended weaning Rogers
    from the opioid portion of the medication regimen.
    Compensation Court Order
    on Motion to Compel.
    Following the hearing, the compensation court issued a writ-
    ten order. It rejected JSC’s argument that it was not responsible
    for the medical expenses because Rogers failed to comply
    with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-120(2) (Cum. Supp. 2018), a statute
    governing selection of treating physicians. It concluded that
    the provisions of § 48-120(2) should not apply under the cir-
    cumstances because Rogers had moved to Florida and could
    not be expected to obtain a referral from her Nebraska doctor
    for a physician in Florida. It also stated that the alleged failure
    to obtain a referral from a physician is an affirmative defense
    which JSC failed to plead.
    The compensation court went on to summarize the medi-
    cal opinions of Drs. Daitch, Massey, and Essay. It concluded
    that the treatment provided by Dr. Daitch was reasonable and
    related to Rogers’ injury at work. The compensation court
    ordered JSC to pay certain bills offered by Rogers. It also
    stated that Rogers was allowed to continue treatment with Dr.
    Daitch’s office.
    JSC filed a timely appeal of this decision.
    ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR
    JSC assigns, summarized, that the compensation court erred
    in three respects: (1) by rejecting JSC’s argument that it was
    not responsible to reimburse Rogers for medical bills she
    incurred from providers in Florida, (2) by finding that the
    medical treatment provided to Rogers in Florida was reason-
    able and necessary, and (3) by failing to provide a basis for
    meaningful appellate review.
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    STANDARD OF REVIEW
    [1] A judgment, order, or award of the compensation court
    may be modified, reversed, or set aside only upon the grounds
    that (1) the compensation court acted without or in excess of
    its powers; (2) the judgment, order, or award was procured
    by fraud; (3) there is not sufficient competent evidence in
    the record to warrant the making of the judgment, order, or
    award; or (4) the findings of fact by the compensation court
    do not support the order or award. Martinez v. CMR Constr. &
    Roofing of Texas, 
    302 Neb. 618
    , 
    924 N.W.2d 326
    (2019).
    [2,3] An appellate court is obligated in workers’ compensa-
    tion cases to make its own determinations as to questions of
    law. 
    Id. Findings of
    fact made by the Workers’ Compensation
    Court after review have the same force and effect as a jury
    verdict and will not be set aside unless clearly erroneous. 
    Id. [4] As
    the trier of fact, the Workers’ Compensation Court is
    the sole judge of the credibility of witnesses and the weight to
    be given their testimony. 
    Id. ANALYSIS Compliance
    With § 48-120(2)
    and Rule 50.
    We begin our analysis with JSC’s argument that the com-
    pensation court erred by ordering it to pay for medical bills
    Rogers incurred from providers in Florida. JSC argues that
    Rogers incurred these charges in violation of § 48-120(2)(a)
    and Workers’ Comp. Ct. R. of Proc. 50 (2018) and that there-
    fore, it is not responsible to reimburse Rogers. Rogers’ injury
    occurred in 2001. In the intervening years, the relevant statu-
    tory provisions and rules have remained the same or substan-
    tially similar. Therefore, we will refer to the current versions of
    the applicable statutes and rules. See Allen v. Immanuel Med.
    Ctr., 
    278 Neb. 41
    , 
    767 N.W.2d 502
    (2009).
    Section 48-120 contains rules that govern from whom an
    injured employee may obtain medical treatment for a com-
    pensable injury. Those rules allow an employee, in some
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    circumstances, to select a physician to provide such treat-
    ment. There is no dispute that Rogers made such a selection
    by designating Dr. Beyers on the Form 50. Both parties refer
    to a physician selected by the employee under § 48-120(2)(a)
    as a “Form 50 Physician,” a term we will use in our analysis
    as well.
    JSC’s argument relies on the following portions of § 48-120:
    (2)(a) The employee has the right to select a physi-
    cian who [meets particular criteria]. . . . If selection
    of the initial physician is made by the employee or
    employer pursuant to this subsection following notice by
    the employer pursuant to this subsection, the employee
    or employer shall not change the initial selection of
    physician made pursuant to this subsection unless such
    change is agreed to by the employee and employer or is
    ordered by the compensation court pursuant to subsec-
    tion (6) of this section. . . .
    ....
    (e) The physician selected may arrange for any con-
    sultation, referral, or extraordinary or other specialized
    medical services as the nature of the injury requires.
    (f) The employer is not responsible for medical serv­
    ices furnished or ordered by any physician or other person
    selected by the employee in disregard of this section. . . .
    ....
    (6) The compensation court shall have the authority to
    determine the necessity, character, and sufficiency of any
    medical services furnished or to be furnished and shall
    have authority to order a change of physician, hospital,
    rehabilitation facility, or other medical services when it
    deems such change is desirable or necessary.
    JSC also invokes rule 50 of the Workers’ Compensation
    Court rules of procedure. Portions of rule 50 address the same
    subject, providing as follows:
    A. . . .
    ....
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    4. The employee may not change the primary treating
    physician chosen . . . unless the employer agrees or the
    compensation court orders the change. . . .
    ....
    C. . . . [T]here can be no change in the primary treating
    physician unless the employee and the employer agree or
    the compensation court orders a change.
    D. The primary treating physician may arrange for spe-
    cialized medical services the employee needs. A referral
    by the primary treating physician is not a change.
    (Emphasis omitted.)
    Rule 50 appears to impose the same requirements as the
    provisions of § 48-120(2) quoted above. We thus limit our
    analysis to interpreting § 48-120(2). We will do so by applying
    our familiar rules of statutory interpretation, which we briefly
    recount below.
    [5-7] When interpreting a statute, the starting point and
    focus of the inquiry is the meaning of the statutory language,
    understood in context. State v. Garcia, 
    301 Neb. 912
    , 
    920 N.W.2d 708
    (2018). Statutory language is to be given its
    plain and ordinary meaning, and an appellate court will not
    resort to interpretation to ascertain the meaning of statutory
    words which are plain, direct, and unambiguous. State v. Wal,
    
    302 Neb. 308
    , 
    923 N.W.2d 367
    (2019). It is not within the
    province of the courts to read meaning into a statute that is
    not there or to read anything direct and plain out of a statute.
    Stewart v. Nebraska Dept. of Rev., 
    294 Neb. 1010
    , 
    885 N.W.2d 723
    (2016).
    The plain language of § 48-120(2) supports JSC’s position
    that it is not responsible to pay for medical treatment unless
    it was provided by the Form 50 Physician or by a provider
    to whom the patient was referred by the Form 50 Physician.
    Section 48-120(2)(a) permits the employee to select a physi-
    cian, and § 48-120(2)(e) allows the selected physician to make
    referrals to other providers. Section 48-120(2)(a) also allows
    the Form 50 Physician to be changed, but only if “agreed to
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    by the employee and employer” or if “ordered by the com-
    pensation court pursuant to [§ 48-120(6)].” And an employee
    may unilaterally select a new physician if the employer denies
    compensability for treatment provided by physicians within
    the rule 50(A)(4) chain of referrals. See Clark v. Alegent
    Health Neb., 
    285 Neb. 60
    , 
    825 N.W.2d 195
    (2013). Section
    48-120(2)(f), however, provides that “[t]he employer is not
    responsible for medical services furnished or ordered by any
    physician or other person selected by the employee in disre-
    gard of this section.”
    Rogers does not even attempt to argue that the plain lan-
    guage of § 48-120(2)(a) entitles her to reimbursement for treat-
    ment from a provider that was not her Form 50 Physician or
    a person to whom she was referred by her Form 50 Physician.
    Instead, she argues that we should not follow the plain lan-
    guage in this case. Alternatively, she contends that JSC cannot
    rely on § 48-120(2) because of certain actions and omissions
    on its part. We discuss each of these arguments below.
    [8] Rogers primarily argues that the plain language of
    § 48-120(2) should not be followed because it would lead
    to an absurd result in this case. She argues we may deviate
    from the plain language of the statute and specifically points
    us to language in Anthony, Inc. v. City of Omaha, 
    283 Neb. 868
    , 887-88, 
    813 N.W.2d 467
    , 482 (2012), where we said the
    following:
    When words of a particular clause, taken literally, would
    plainly contradict other clauses of the same statute, or
    lead to some manifest absurdity or to some consequences
    which we see plainly could not have been intended, or to
    result manifestly against the general term, scope, and pur-
    pose of the law, then we may apply the rules of construc-
    tion to ascertain the meaning and intent of the lawgiver,
    and bring the whole statute into harmony if possible.
    We disagree with Rogers that application of the plain lan-
    guage of § 48-120(2)(a) in these circumstances would lead to
    “manifest absurdity.” Rogers argues that in circumstances in
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    which a Form 50 Physician dies or the employee moves out
    of state, the employee can no longer be treated by or receive
    referrals from the Form 50 Physician and thus should be able
    to unilaterally choose a new physician. The language of the
    statute, however, does not leave employees in such situations
    without remedies. A new Form 50 Physician can be selected
    either with agreement of the employer or by bringing the mat-
    ter to the attention of the compensation court and asking it to
    approve a new Form 50 Physician. We cannot say that it would
    be manifestly absurd for the Legislature to require persons
    whose Form 50 Physician is no longer able to provide treat-
    ment or make referrals to obtain a new Form 50 Physician
    through the procedures explicitly set out in the statute.
    [9] Rogers is essentially making a policy argument that
    persons in her position should not be limited to seeking agree-
    ment with the employer or asking the compensation court to
    appoint a new Form 50 Physician. But we are not tasked with
    selecting what we believe is the best policy. It is the function
    of the Legislature, through the enactment of statutes, to declare
    what is the law and public policy of this state. Mays v. Midnite
    Dreams, 
    300 Neb. 485
    , 
    915 N.W.2d 71
    (2018).
    Neither are we persuaded by Rogers’ alternative arguments
    that even if JSC’s statutory position is correct, it was nonethe-
    less responsible to pay for the medical treatment she received
    outside the Form 50 process. Rogers contends that JSC was
    responsible to pay for treatment provided by doctors in Florida
    because after Dr. Beyers died, it reimbursed her for treatment
    she received from his colleague, Dr. Stonehocker. She also
    contends that JSC is responsible because it failed to plead her
    failure to obtain a written referral for treatment as an affirma-
    tive defense.
    [10] Rogers appears to take the position that by making pay-
    ments for treatment provided by Dr. Stonehocker, JSC effec-
    tively gave Rogers the right to unilaterally obtain treatment
    from anyone notwithstanding the limitations of § 48-120(2).
    Rogers has not identified any statutory language that would
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    support this argument. Moreover, it is inconsistent with
    both general principles of workers’ compensation law and
    § 48-120(2)(a). Voluntary payments of workers’ compensa-
    tion benefits do not constitute an admission of liability by the
    employer. McBee v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 
    255 Neb. 903
    , 
    587 N.W.2d 687
    (1999). Furthermore, § 48-120(2)(a)
    contemplates that the employer may agree to a change in the
    Form 50 Physician. By providing reimbursement for treat-
    ment provided by Dr. Stonehocker, JSC was not admitting it
    was liable to make payments to anyone from whom Rogers
    obtained treatment.
    Rogers fares no better with her argument that JSC cannot
    rely on a failure to obtain a referral because it did not plead
    it as an affirmative defense. The issue of whether JSC should
    reimburse Rogers for her past medical bills was decided in the
    context of a motion filed by Rogers. The Nebraska Workers’
    Compensation Act allows for disputes to be presented by
    motion. See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-162.03 (Cum. Supp. 2018).
    We are aware of no authority, however, that requires (or even
    allows) the nonmoving party in a workers’ compensation pro-
    ceeding to make a filing in response to a motion. Thus, even
    if the failure to obtain a referral is an affirmative defense,
    we see no basis to conclude that JSC waived it by failing to
    plead it.
    Having determined that the plain text of § 48-120(2) gov-
    erns and that JSC did not somehow waive the right to rely
    on that statute, it becomes clear that the compensation court
    should not have ordered JSC to reimburse Rogers for medical
    treatment obtained from providers in Florida. These provid-
    ers were not Rogers’ initial Form 50 Physician, they did not
    become the Form 50 Physician by way of either agreement
    or court order, and Rogers was not referred to them by her
    Form 50 Physician. The services they provided were thus
    “medical services furnished or ordered by [a] physician or
    other person selected by the employee in disregard of this
    section.” § 48-120(2)(f). JSC is not responsible to pay for
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    such services, and the compensation court erred by holding
    to the contrary.
    Rule 11.
    We now turn to JSC’s contention that the compensation
    court’s decision did not comply with Workers’ Comp. Ct. R.
    of Proc. 11 (2011). Among other things, rule 11 requires that a
    “decision[] of the court shall provide the basis for a meaningful
    appellate review.” JSC argues that the portion of the compensa-
    tion court’s order stating that Rogers may continue to receive
    treatment from Dr. Daitch’s office did not provide a basis for
    meaningful appellate review. We agree.
    While the compensation court clearly explained the reason-
    ing supporting its conclusion that JSC was responsible for
    medical bills Rogers already incurred, it went on to discuss
    whether JSC should be responsible for medical treatment pro-
    vided by Dr. Daitch and his colleague, Dr. Michael Frey, going
    forward. It stated:
    It appears that the only argument in this case, as far
    as treatment, is whether or not it is appropriate to use
    narcotics or opioids for an extended period of time. When
    [Rogers] first began treatment with Dr. Daitch and Dr.
    Frey, the use of opioids for pain was well accepted. It is
    only recently that the use of opioids has been questioned
    because of potential issues or problems with addiction.
    This being the case, it is time for both Dr. Daitch and Dr.
    Frey to review the plan of treatment and review alterna-
    tives to opioids such has been proposed by Dr. Massey
    and Dr. Essay.
    If [JSC] desire[s] Dr. Daitch to review his plan and
    prepare a new plan, and explain why there cannot be a
    change in medications, it must do so at its own cost. The
    parties should agree on a method to ask Dr. Daitch to
    review his old plan and prepare a new plan, and explain
    why alternatives to the use of opioids are not utilized.
    This is something for the parties to work out as far as how
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    it gets done, but it may be in the best interest of [Rogers]
    to have the plan, which has been in effect for a number
    of years, reviewed and a new plan prepared. A new plan
    may be the old plan, but some statements should be made
    on why [Rogers] is not weaned off of some of her narcot-
    ics. The parties should know this court has no jurisdiction
    over Dr. Daitch.
    At the conclusion of its order, the compensation court stated
    that Rogers “is allowed to continue treatment with Dr. Frey and
    Dr. Daitch.”
    We cannot determine what the compensation court meant
    by ordering that Rogers is allowed to continue treatment with
    Dr. Daitch’s office. It is not clear if the compensation court
    intended to make Dr. Daitch Rogers’ Form 50 Physician going
    forward or if it made the necessary findings to do so. We have
    previously alluded to the compensation court’s authority to
    order a change of the Form 50 Physician, but it can do so when
    it “deems such change is desirable or necessary.” § 48-120(6).
    We read the compensation court’s order, however, to equivo-
    cate about whether it is “desirable or necessary” for Rogers to
    continue to be treated by Dr. Daitch. While the order stated that
    Rogers could continue to receive treatment from Dr. Daitch, it
    expressed concern about the opioids he continues to prescribe
    for Rogers.
    In addition, the compensation court appeared to believe that
    some type of review of the opioid regimen prescribed by Dr.
    Daitch was necessary. We do not understand from its order,
    however, whether the court was ordering such a review or
    what effect the results of that review might have on whether
    the compensation court believes it is necessary or desirable for
    Rogers to have Dr. Daitch as her Form 50 Physician.
    We have previously reversed orders and remanded causes
    under rule 11 when it was not possible to determine whether
    the compensation court made the findings necessary to support
    the relief awarded. See, e.g., Owen v. American Hydraulics,
    
    254 Neb. 685
    , 
    578 N.W.2d 57
    (1998); Hale v. Standard Meat
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    Co., 
    251 Neb. 37
    , 
    554 N.W.2d 424
    (1996). We believe it is
    appropriate to do so for the same reason here. Upon remand,
    the compensation court shall enter an order regarding Rogers’
    right to reimbursement for ongoing medical treatment that
    complies with rule 11. Such order shall address whether it is
    changing Rogers’ Form 50 Physician under § 48-120(6) and
    clarify the ambiguity about any review of Rogers’ treatment
    regimen that is to take place.
    CONCLUSION
    Because we find that the compensation court erred by order-
    ing JSC to reimburse Rogers for treatment from providers
    selected in disregard of § 48-120(2) and by issuing a decision
    that did not comply with rule 11, we reverse the order and
    remand the cause with directions to enter an order in compli-
    ance with rule 11.
    Reversed and remanded with directions.
    Stacy, J., not participating.