GEORGIA WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS

If you have had a work related injury you are entitled to certain benefits.

Income Benefits - Equal to 2/3 of the average of the 13 weeks of income you were making prior to your date of injury.

Medical Benefits - no co-pay and no deductable. The catch is you have to choose a doctor from the panel of doctors provided by your employer. However, if your employer does not have a valid posted panel of doctors, you can choose whomever you wish as your authorized treating physician.

If you have been injured on the job the first thing you need to do is tell your supervisor.

When you see a doctor about your job injury, be sure he understands you were hurt at work. Lots of what you tell your doctor is placed in his medical notes. We want to insure that your medical records actually reflect the fact that you were injured on the job and that you have a Georgia Workers Compensation claim.

Your primary doctor is called your ATP (that stands for Authorized Treating Physician). He is allowed to provide you with all the medical care you need to provide a cure or relief form your injury. Your authorized treating physician can send you to any other doctor he feels will help you . That doctor can also provide you with all of the medical care you need but he is not allowed to refere you further.

If you need to see additional doctors, the prescription for the new doctor, must come through the authorized treating doctor.

For more detailed information you can see my web site at KeenerLaw.com. I also have a web site dedicated to Georgia Workers Compensation cases. It's called Georgia-Workers-Compensation-Lawyer.com. There you will find a lot of helpful information about filing your claim, selecting the right doctors and making sure your eventual settlement is for the full value of your case.

There are also videos you can check out. Try: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYFzmTgfwPs for my frequently asked questions (FAQ) number 1.

Also check out http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYFzmTgfwPs for my frequently asked questions (FAQ) number 2.

If I can be of help, let me know.

Russell Keener