Legal Question in Workers Comp in Pennsylvania
injured employee seeing personal doctor for workers compensation injury
how often does an employees personal doctor have to report any change in an injured employees work limitations
Asked on 5/13/08, 4:49 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
John Gibson
John W. Gibson, Esquire
Re: injured employee seeing personal doctor for workers compensation injury
An employees personal doctor is under no obligation to report anything to an insurance company unless the insurance company is paying the bills and then only enough to show that the treatment is reasonable and necessary for the work related injury.
Answered on 5/14/08, 12:37 pm