WORKERS' COMPENSATION - MEDICAL EXAMS
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION - MEDICAL EXAMS
13 Dec, 2018
Work Comp - Medical Exams
Q. Workers with neck and back injuries are often asked to travel a great distance away from home so that examinations, and treatment can be undertaken at specialized "occupational" institutions. For example, a Des Moines worker might be asked to travel to Iowa City to participate in a day long series of testing. Does the worker have to go?
A. In many cases the worker does not have to attend these types of appointments. The Iowa Industrial Commissioner has established that if reasonably similar medical care is available in the workers own geographic area, it is unreasonable to require the worker to travel a great distance so that they can be seen by an occupational injury clinic suggested by the insurance carrier.
Asking a worker to travel several hundred miles from their home to be seen at a specialized clinic raises strong suspicion in the workers mind that the destination may not prove to be a friendly one. The best insurance practice is to take advantage of local programs, and medical experts to arrive at answers to fairly straight forward and simple questions.
Workers with questions concerning situations where they are being asked to travel a great distance from their home to secure routine medical examinations, or care should consult with an attorney of their choice.
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