statute provides that a health benefit plan must cover “all medical services, including rehabilitation services, that are medically necessary and otherwise covered.” Or.Rev.Stat. § 743A.190(1). "Rehabilitation services” is defined as "physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy services to restore or improve function,” but “medical services” is not explicitly defined in the statute. Or. Rev.Stat. § 743A. 190(3). Plaintiffs argue that ABA therapy, like "physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy,” is a therapy service meant to “restore or improve function,” and that therefore, ABA fits within the “plain, natural, and ordinary” definition of medical F.3d 1152 (11th Cir.2013); Chisholm ex rel. CC, MC v. Kliebert, 2013 WL 3807990, at *22 (E.D.La. July 18, 2013) (<HOLDING>) 5 . Plaintiffs cite to the testimony of
holding that court abused its discretion in failing to recruit counsel where the case presents complicated medical matters involves varying recommended courses of treatment by numerous physicians and required discovery into what constitutes reasonable carefor medical professionals holding that aba therapy when recommended by a physician or psychologist constitutes medical assistance recognizing physician assistant as agent of the supervising physician holding injured employee who asked his employer for medical assistance and employer refused and employee then went to physician of his own choice employee could recover medical benefits holding physician in action based on illegal cavity search to standard of a reasonable physician