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NOTICE: MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR YOUR WORK INJURY OR OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
Your employer has selected a list of six or more physicians and other health care providers who are available to treat your work-related
injuries and illnesses during the first 90 days of treatment. This list is posted at _______________________________________________
___________________________ for you to view. Also, you may get a copy of this list from _____________________________________.
If you are injured at work or suffer an occupational illness, you have certain legal RIGHTS and DUTIES under Section 306(f.l)(1)(i) of the
Workers’ Compensation Act regarding your medical treatment. These rights and duties are summarized below.
MEDICAL TREATMENT: DURING THE FIRST 90 DAYS
• You have the RIGHT to receive reasonable and necessary
medical treatment for your work injury or occupational illness.
Your employer must pay for the treatment, as long as the
treatment is by one of the listed providers.
• You have the RIGHT to choose which of the listed providers
will treat you for your work injury or illness.
• You have the RIGHT to switch among any of the listed
providers when you receive treatment; and if a listed provider
refers you to a provider not on your employer’s list, you have
the RIGHT to receive treatment from the referral provider.
• You have the RIGHT to receive emergency medical treatment
from any provider. However, non-emergency treatment must
be given by a listed provider.
• If a listed provider prescribes surgery for you, you have the
RIGHT to receive a second opinion from any provider of your
choice. If that opinion is different from the opinion of the
listed provider, you have the RIGHT to choose which course
of treatment to follow. If you choose the treatment prescribed
in the second opinion, you must receive the treatment from a
listed provider for a period of 90 days after the date of your
visit to the provider of the second opinion.
• You have the DUTY to visit one or more of the listed providers
for the first 90 days of treatment for your work injury or
illness if you expect your employer to pay for the medical
treatment you receive.
• If you seek treatment for your work injury or illness from a
provider who is not on the list, your employer may not have
to pay for this medical treatment during this 90-day period.
Therefore, you should talk to your employer before seeking
treatment from a provider who is not on the list.
• You have the RIGHT to receive treatment from any physician
or other health care provider of your choice, whether or not
they are listed by your employer. Your employer must pay for
this treatment, as long as it is reasonable and necessary for
your work injury or occupational illness and has been properly
documented by the physician or other health care provider.
• You have the DUTY to notify your employer if you receive
treatment from a physician or other health care provider who
is not listed by your employer. You must notify your employer
within five days of the first visit to any provider who is not on
your employer’s list. The employer may not be required to pay
for treatment received until you have given this notice.
IMPORTANT: The requirements your employer must meet to have a valid list of at least six providers are shown on the reverse side of this
form. If the list does not meet these requirements, it is not a valid list, and you have the right to seek medical treatment for your work
injury or occupational illness from any health care provider of your choice.
MEDICAL TREATMENT: AFTER THE FIRST 90 DAYS
Your signature on this form indicates that you have been informed of and you understand these rights and duties.
If you have questions, be sure you have your rights and duties explained to you before signing this form.
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF MY MEDICAL TREATMENT RIGHTS AND DUTIES WITH REGARD TO WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES. THIS NOTICE WAS PRESENTED TO ME AT (check one):
TIME OF HIRE
WHEN I WAS INJURED
OTHER
EMPLOYEE: DATE:
EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVE: DATE:
(OVER)