You Can See a Doctor of Your Choice
The Georgia workers' compensation program requires employers and the insurance companies to pay for the medical care of employees who are injured on the job. The employers, however, get to choose the doctors.
Injured workers select from a panel of physicians posted by their employer. This doctor becomes the authorized treating physician — the health care provider who determines if and when you are ready to return to work.
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Wouldn't it be nice to see a doctor you selected yourself? A doctor whose opinion has no chance of being influenced by your employer or its insurance company?
If you are receiving workers' compensation wage benefits or if you have received them in the past 120 days, you have the right under Georgia law to have a one-time, independent medical exam (IME) by a doctor whom you select yourself. And the workers' compensation insurance company must pay for it.
Many injured workers who have filed a workers' compensation claim have no idea that they are entitled to an independent medical exam. At the Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C., we know workers' compensation law. We know the rights of injured workers and we work to see that they receive everything they are eligible to receive.
Following Procedures
To receive an independent medical exam, you must make the request correctly. If you do not follow the process precisely, the insurance company will deny your right to an independent medical exam.
Don't call the insurance company about an IME without first speaking to the workers' compensation attorneys at our law firm. We can help you determine what type of doctor should perform the independent medical exam. We can also refer you to respected physicians in a variety of specialties whose independence and skill are unquestionable.
Contact our Georgia Workers' Comp Law Firm
Please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your workers' compensation case and your right to an independent medical exam. Our lawyers can prepare a plan that can help you get the full amount of workers' compensation benefits you deserve.
You have absolutely nothing to lose by calling us for a free no-risk initial consultation, but think of what you could lose if you don’t. We look forward to speaking with you.
