Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-604 (2026)
Examination by impartial health care provider;
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costs; report by nonresident provider.
(a) In any contested proceeding, the hearing examiner may
appoint a duly qualified impartial health care provider to
examine the employee and give testimony. The fee for the service
shall be as ordered by the hearing examiner, with mileage
allowance as is allowed to other witnesses to be assessed as
costs and paid as other witness fees are paid. The employer or
employee may, at his own expense, also designate a qualified
health care provider who may be present at the examination of
the employee and give testimony at later hearings.
(b) If the employer and employee stipulate to an
examination of the employee by a nonresident, qualified health
care provider designated by the hearing examiner, and that the
report of the health care provider as to his examination shall
be admitted in evidence, the hearing examiner may order payment
of the reasonable cost and expense of the employee's attendance
upon the health care provider, the provider's fee for
examination of the employee and his report thereon. The fees and
costs shall be charged in the same manner as other costs and
witness fees. The nonresident health care provider shall report
in writing to the hearing examiner and include answers to
questions asked by the hearing examiner relative to the
employee's condition.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2024 · leading case: Serda v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Saf. & Comp. Div., 2002 WY 38 (Wyo. 2002).
Serda v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Saf. & Comp. Div., 2002 WY 38 (Wyo. 2002). “[1] [¶ 8] With respect to an IME, the governing statute, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-604 (LexisNexis 2001), provides: (a) In any contested proceeding, the hearing examiner may appoint a duly qualified impartial health care provider to examine the employee and give testimony.”
Terry J. Leal & Dustin Kopp v. State of Wyoming, ex rel. Dep't of Workforce Servs., Workers' Comp. Div., 2024 WY 86 (Wyo. 2024). “It determined Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-604 (a) only allows payment of an independent medical examination (IME) when a doctor is appointed by order of OAH, and the Act did not otherwise authorize OAH to pay for medical expert fees.”
In Re Worker's Comp. Claim of Payne, 993 P.2d 313 (Wyo. 1999). “While the act does provide for an independent medical examination in a contested case, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-604 (Lexis 1999), the injury report statute limits the employer to investigating the accident and monitoring medical treatment.”
Candice Reichenberg v. State of Wyoming, ex rel., Dep't of Workforce Servs., Workers' Comp. Div., 2022 WY 36 (Wyo. 2022). “Reichenberg’s fusion surgery was reasonable and 1 The governing statute, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-604 , provides: (a) In any contested proceeding, the hearing examiner may appoint a duly qualified impartial health care provider to examine the employee and give testimony.”
Payne v. Frontier Refining, Inc., 993 P.2d 313 (Wyo. 1999). “In any event, nothing in the Worker’s Compensation Act gives the employer the power to dictate medical treatment.”
Mattis v. Husky Rmp Props., Inc., 790 P.2d 1279 (Wyo. 1990). “Appointment of a health care provider to give testimony at the required hearing will be governed by W.S. 27-14-604 and our cases construing that statute.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-604(a) — 1 case
Terry J. Leal & Dustin Kopp v. State of Wyoming, ex rel. Dep't of Workforce Servs., Workers' Comp. Div., 2024 WY 86 (Wyo. 2024). “It determined Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-604 (a) only allows payment of an independent medical examination (IME) when a doctor is appointed by order of OAH, and the Act did not otherwise authorize OAH to pay for medical expert fees.”
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