Legal Question in Workers Comp in New York

compensation

if a medical practice is not informed by the patient that it is a workers comp case does it become the patients responcibility for the debt or is it the medical practice to find out that it is workers comp...also if the patient is turned over to a collection agency what are the laws of the collection agency...thanks for your time


Asked on 10/11/00, 9:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert R. Groezinger GroezingerLaw P.C.

Re: compensation

I received your post on 11-6-2000.

Generally, the obligation always remains with the patient. Many physicians do not take WC because the reimbursement is too low. Also, the doctors must be approved by the WCB.

Good Luck

RRG

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Answered on 11/06/00, 10:12 am


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