In Ellenn K. Strong v. Polk County School Board and Johns Eastern Company, Inc. Claimant’s original neurosurgical IME testified that he was not qualified to recommend specific therapies for the Claimant’s spinal cord injury. Claimant conducted a second IME with a physical medicine specialist in connection with a separate petition. The E/C moved to strike, asserting the statutory limitation of one IME per accident. The JCC found that original IME’s testimony was sufficient to establish the treatment of spinal cord injuries was outside his field of practice and the E/C motion to strike Claimant’s alternate IME was DENIED.
