Legal Question in Workers Comp in California
Ambulance Fees
A few months ago, I fainted at work, and the assistant manager called an ambulance to rush me to the hospital. It turns out that I passed out because of a combination of an allergic reaction to prescription medication and overexertion, but there was no injury of any sort.
However, this saddled me with a roughly $1250 ambulance bill and a $75 hospital bill. The company refuses to cover costs, but since my losing consciousness was a direct result of the overexertion *at work*, aren't they legally required to cover it under workman's compensation?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Ambulance Fees
Simply because you were over exerted at work does not make an injury work-related. For all I know, you may have been picking up a pencil and since you were on medication at the time, that act alone may have over exerted you. Feel free to contact my office if you would like to share more facts so that I can give you a more concise answer. 818.385.0520.
Re: Ambulance Fees
you need to file an application for adjudication of claim and assert industrial causation, then demand that all billing be picked up by the insurance carrier.
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