Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Jan 12, 2021
Chesterfield Spine Center, LLC, d/b/a St. Louis Spine & Orthopedic Surgery Center vs. Best Buy Company, Inc., and XL Insurance America, Inc
Chesterfield Spine Center, LLC, appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision to dismiss its medical fee dispute as time-barred. Chesterfield argued that the Explanation of Bill Review was not a proper notice of dispute and raised several constitutional challenges to the relevant statute and regulation. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision, finding that the Explanation constituted a valid notice of dispute and that Chesterfield's constitutional challenges lacked merit, thus rendering the application for additional reimbursement untimely.