may be necessary, medicines and supplies, as and when needed.
Provided an employer establishes a list of at least six
designated health care providers, no more than four of whom may
be a coordinated care organization and no fewer than three of
whom shall be physicians, the employe shall be required to visit
one of the physicians or other health care providers so
designated and shall continue to visit the same or another
designated physician or health care provider [for a period of
ninety (90) days from the date of the first visit]: Provided,
however, That the employer shall not include on the list a
physician or other health care provider who is employed, owned
or controlled by the employer or the employer's insurer unless
employment, ownership or control is disclosed on the list.
Should invasive surgery for an employe be prescribed by a
physician or other health care provider so designated by the
employer, the employe shall be permitted to receive an
additional opinion from any health care provider of the
employe's own choice. If the additional opinion differs from the
opinion provided by the physician or health care provider so
designated by the employer, the employe shall determine which
course of treatment to follow: Provided, That the second opinion
provides a specific and detailed course of treatment. If the
employe chooses to follow the procedures designated in the
second opinion, such procedures shall be performed by one of the
physicians or other health care providers so designated by the
employer [for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of the
visit to the physician or other health care provider of the
employe's own choice]. Should the employe not comply with the
foregoing, the employer will be relieved from liability for the
payment for the services rendered [during such applicable
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