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àThis€workers'€compensation€appeal€has€been€referred€to€the€Special€Workers'Ïâ âCompensation€Appeals€Panel€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€accordance€with€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€50„6„225(e)(3)€for€hearing€and€reporting€to€the€Supreme€Court€of€findings€ofÏfact€and€conclusions€of€law.€Ìà ` àThe€employer,€New€Life€Bible€Church,€Inc.,€has€perfected€this€appeal€from€aÏruling€of€the€trial€court€in€awarding€the€employee,€William€E.€Walden,€a€judgment€inÏthe€sum€of€$34,187.64€representing€a€recovery€for€unpaid€medical€expenses€in€theÏsum€of€$33,193.69€and€for€reimbursement€of€travel€expenses€in€the€sum€of€$993.95.Ìà ` àThe€trial€court€found€plaintiffððs€claim€compensable€and€fixed€an€award€ofÏpermanent€partial€disability€at€50%€to€his€right€arm.€€In€addition,€the€court€allowedÏcertain€discretionary€costs€and€fixed€attorneyððs€fees.€€On€appeal€there€is€no€disputeÏconcerning€the€50%€award,€the€allowance€of€discretionary€costs€or€the€award€ofÏattorneyððs€fees.Ìà ` àThe€sole€issue€relates€to€that€portion€of€the€judgment€awarding€plaintiff€aÏmonetary€judgment€for€medical€expenses€incurred€but€remaining€unpaid€at€the€timeÏof€the€trial.Ìà ` àDefendant€employer€argues€the€judgment€should€have€directed€it€to€pay€theÏvarious€health€care€providers€and€it€was€error€to€allow€the€employee€to€recover€sameÏwithout€having€paid€the€medical€expenses.€€In€support€of€this€contention,€theÏemployer€cites€and€relies€on€the€holdings€of€the€Supreme€Court€in€the€case€of€òòStaggsÐ ä%$"& Ðv.€National€Health€Corp.,óó€924€S.W.2d€79€(Tenn.€1996);€òòWest€Insurance€Company€v.Ð ´'ô#( ÐMontgomery,óó€861€S.W.2d€230€(Tenn.€1993)€and€a€Workersðð€Compensation€AppealsÐ „)Ä%* ÐPanel€decision€in€the€case€of€òòMoody€v.€Phelps€Security,€Inc.,óó€No.€02S01„9509„CV„Ð T+”', Ð00080,€filed€August€30,€1996€at€Jackson,€and€adopted€and€affirmed€by€the€SupremeÏCourt.Ìà ` àOn€appeal€plaintiff€does€not€address€the€issue€before€the€court€in€his€brief€butÏmerely€concedes€awarding€a€monetary€judgment€for€unpaid€medical€expenses€wasÏnot€proper€and€the€brief€alleges€that€the€appeal€of€the€case€is€frivolous€as€counselÏagreed€to€modify€the€judgment€conforming€it€to€the€relief€sought€by€the€appeal€andÏthat€this€occurred€several€months€prior€to€the€filing€of€the€brief.€€Defendant€has€madeÏâ âno€response€to€this€allegation.Ð ¸9ø5< Ðà ` àApparently€this€concession€has€caused€the€parties€to€waive€oral€argument€andÏâ âsubmit€the€case€on€briefs€alone.€€Thus,€the€issue€still€prevails€and€awaits€ourÏdisposition€since€an€agreed€order€has€not€removed€the€case€from€the€appellateÏdocket.Ìà ` àSince€the€issue€is€not€now€contested,€we€do€not€find€it€necessary€to€fullyÏreview€and€discuss€the€facts€of€the€cases€cited€by€defendant.€€Although€the€òòStaggsóóÐ ¼ ü  Ðcase,€supra,€and€the€òòWest€Insurance€Companyóó€case,€supra,€both€involved€theÐ ŒÌ  Ðcomputation€of€interest€on€awards,€the€courts€did€rule€generally€that€an€employee€isÏnot€entitled€to€personally€receive€payment€for€medical€expenses€unless€he€or€sheÏhas€personally€paid€the€medical€expenses€and€is€due€reimbursement.€€The€holding€inÏthe€òòMoodyóó€case,€supra,€notes€that€T.C.A.€ðð€50„6„122(b)€generally€provides€that€aÐ À Ðhealth€care€provider€shall€not€pursue€a€private€claim€against€a€workersððÏcompensation€claimant€for€all€or€any€of€the€costs€of€the€health€care€provider€exceptÏunder€certain€circumstances€which€we€find€do€not€have€application€to€the€presentÏcase.Ìà ` àWe€also€find€that€T.C.A.€ðð€50„6„204€generally€provides€that€an€employer€shallÏfurnish€free€medical€treatment€to€an€injured€employee.Ìà ` àThus,€we€find€the€statutory€scheme€is€evidence€of€legislative€intent€to€furnishÏfree€health€care€services€to€an€employee€injured€while€working€and€to€relieve€theÏemployee€of€the€responsibility€of€paying€for€authorized€medical€treatment€and€also€toÏrelieve€the€employee€of€receiving€funds€belonging€to€a€medical€care€provider.€ÏHowever,€the€cases€cited€herein€do€recognize€an€employee€is€entitled€to€beÏreimbursed€under€circumstances€where€the€employee€has€actually€paid€medicalÏexpenses€for€which€the€employer€would€be€liable€under€the€Workersðð€CompensationÏAct.Ìà ` àFor€these€reasons,€we€reverse€the€ruling€of€the€trial€court€and€modify€theÏjudgment€to€direct€defendant€employer€to€pay€the€medical€expenses€in€question.Ìà ` àAs€to€plaintiffððs€request€for€a€finding€that€the€appeal€was€frivolous,€we€believeÏthat€the€assertion€in€the€brief€that€plaintiff€agreed€to€the€relief€sought€by€the€appealÏseveral€months€prior€to€the€filing€of€the€brief€cannot€be€treated€as€competentÏâ 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