When an injury on the job occurs, the Employer and their insurance carrier are responsible for furnishing medical treatment to the hurt employee. However, the Employer and insurance carrier will generally have a Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1042′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
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Understanding Your Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claim
When an employee files a workers’ compensation claim in Georgia, the process may become confusing, frustrating, and costly. Generally, the injured worker wants immediate medical care and income benefits because he or she got hurt on the job. The insurance company, on the other hand Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1032′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Required “Notice” under Rule 201(b)
If an Employer/Insurer has controverted a workers’ compensation claim and the claim is later found to compensable, Board Rule 201(b) provides that “the employee is authorized to select one of the physicians who has provided treatment for the work-related injury prior to the acceptance of compensability, and after notice has been given to the employer, [...]
My doctor considers my injuries disabling, another doctor does not, who has the final say?
In many situations, an employer and an employee will present conflicting testimony and evidence. For example, an employee’s treating physician might classify an employee’s injury as disabling and catastrophic. The employee will never to be able to work again. While a doctor for Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d802′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
What Role Does Medical History Play in Workers’ Compensation Claims?
Most individuals enjoy a certain level of privacy regarding their medical history. Most employees are weary about sharing intimate details about their medical history with the employer/insurer; however, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 34-9-207, the employer/insurer may be entitled to this information. In a Georgia workers’ compensation claim Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d858′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
The term “physician” has a broad definition in Workers’ Comp
In a recent ruling by the Appellate Division, a neuropsychologist is a “physician” defined by O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201(a). Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201(a), Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d469′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Recent Court of Appeals Decision – Change of Condition
The Georgia Court of Appeals made an interesting decision on July 10, 2008 in United Grocery Outlet v. Bennett, 292 Ga.App. 363 (2008). In essence, the decision states Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d248′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
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 [...]
