Worker’s Compensation Doctor in Ellington, CT

When you have a workers’ comp claim, it is important to know that not all doctors accept workers’ comp claims and patients. Those who do accept workers’ comp will vary from one state to another and your ability to see one will depend on the state in which you live and in which your workers’ comp claim was filed. Your state may have limitations on which doctors who can see for treatment for a work-related injury, so it is important that you know what system your state has in place.

Certain states require that those injured while at work be seen by physicians who are chosen by either the employer or by the employer’s insurance carrier – if they have one for workers’ compensation. In other states, however, you may be permitted to see any physician who is within a network – which may be maintained by the state, your employer, or by your employer’s insurance company. There may also be rules in place that determine whether or not you are allowed to choose a doctor for your initial consultation and treatment, which might be different from one you see for continual or long-care injury treatment for a work-related injury.

Importantly, you may also need to keep in mind that your primary care physician may or may not treat work-related injuries. The rules that are in place for treating injured workers – and for receiving payment for their treatment – are complicated and quite different from regular health care billing systems. As such, you will need to check to see if your primary care physician accepts and treats workers’ comp claims; if not, then they may have a recommendation for a doctor who does. Additionally, in the case of those who do not, you will be unable to receive any treatment from your primary care physician regarding your work-related injury.

If you have any questions about whether a doctor accepts workers’ comp, you should call ahead to any provider you are looking at or visit their website for more information.

While it is possible for you to change doctors if you have a workers’ comp claim, there may be restrictions in place depending on the state in which your compensation claim was filed. While some states allow you to choose from within a network of doctors, others require that you see one that is chosen by either your employer or one chosen by your employer’s insurance company.

If you would like to change your workers’ comp doctor, you may have to speak with your initial physician or your employer or employer’s insurance to find another one, depending on the state in which your claim was filed. Otherwise, you may be free to see another physician who accepts workers’ comp claims or who is in network – which may be determined by your state, employer, or your employer’s insurance company.

Not all urgent cares are licensed or approved to accept workers’ comp claims, so it is important that you check to make sure that any you are looking for do. Here at Priority Urgent Care in Ellington, CT, we are proud and happy to accept workers’ compensation claims and patients. If you have been injured on the job, then our trained, professional physicians can help.

If you would like to book an appointment with one of the physicians here at Priority Urgent Care, please give us a call at (860) 454-0678 or visit our website now to request your consultation online. We serve patients from Ellington CT, Unionville CT, East Haven CT, Cromwell CT, Oxford, CT and Newington, CT, and BEYOND!