Generally, when an employee is injured in Atlanta or any other city in Georgia, the employee may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits are primarily made up of medical treatment as it relates to the work injury and income benefits to a certain point. In most cases, the Employer may Bookmark It Hide [...]
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How Will I Receive Medical Treatment if My Workers’ Comp Claim is Controverted?
When the Employer/Insurer “controverts” or determines a workers’ compensation claim is not compensable, the Employer/Insurer will not pay for the injured Employee’s medical treatment. Consequently, the injured Employee will be responsible for finding a physician to treat with and for payment of his or her medical bills. This determination does not Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d860′).each( [...]
Does the Panel of Physicians Affect the Type of Medical Treatment I Will Receive?
Employers who are subject to the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act are required to post a panel of physicians. The employer’s panel of physicians consists of medical facilities or individual physicians who are authorized to render treatment to employees injured on the job. There are three types of panels employers may elect to post: Bookmark It [...]
Recent Appellate Division Decisions – Panel of Physicians
Every year at the Workers’ Compensation seminar, there is a discussion of recent Appellate Division decisions. Although they are not binding precedent, there is often a great deal of guidance to be gleaned from these discussions. One recent decision from the Appellate Division was with regard to the employer’s duty to maintain a posted panel [...]
What are the Employer’s Rights and Duties?
Along with the shield against tort claims that arise out of and in the course of employment, Employers have the unique right of controlling who the injured Employee treats with after the accident. The Employer is required to post a list of physicians who the Employer has confidence will treat its Employee’s fairly. This list [...]
What medical benefits must a company provide to be compliant with Georgia Workers’ Compensation Law?
Georgia law requires an employer to maintain a list or panel of six (6) different physicians, professional associations or corporations of physicians that an employee must select from to treat his on the job injury. Georgia law requires that one of the six physicians must be an orthopedic surgeon who specializes with hand and upper [...]
