WORKERS COMPENSATION MEDICAL BENEFITS IN GEORGIA

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Medical Benefits

Under workers compensation laws, the employer and the insurance company must pay for the medical treatment of any employee injured on the job.

The medical treatment must be reasonable to effect a cure for or to provide relief from the injury and includes authorized doctor bills, hospital bills, rehabilitation, physical therapy, prescriptions and necessary travel expenses. The treatment must be recommended by the injured employee’s authorized treating physician. Employees are permitted to change their authorized treating physician once. Generally, the employees must select their authorized treating physician from a “panel of physicians” selected by the employer.

Employers must maintain and post a “panel of physicians”. The panel must met the requirements set by the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation. IF the employer fails to maintain a “panel of physicians” the employees can receive treatment from a doctor of their choice.

Wage Benefits

An injured employee is entitled to wage benefits if he or she misses work or more due to an on-the-job accident or work-related injury. Under workers’ compensation laws, an injured employee is eligible for two thirds of the average weekly wages, based on the wages received for the 13 weeks prior to accident. The injured employee can receive the weekly wages as long as the employee authorized doctor says that the employee is disabled for work-related injuries.

Disability Benefits

When an employee has been seriously injured in an accident in the workplace, he or she may be entitled to disability benefits, depending on the type and severity of the injury and other factors. Permanent total disability (PTD) typically means that a worker has a disability that will keep him or her from working forever. Permanent partial disability (PPD) typically means that a worker can work in some capacity, once a doctor releases him or her to go back to work. The disability benefits will depend on disability rating given by the treating physician.

When the injured employee reaches maximum improvement – when the doctor has done everything possible to cure the employee – the treating physician will evaluate and determine the employee’s percentage of disability based on the American Medical Association guidelines.

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