Summary of Injured Worker’s Rights

• Right to a decision by the insurance company regarding your claim within 30 days
• Right to file a “Request for Assistance” with the Worker’s Compensation Board if the insurance company or your employer is not fulfilling their obligations
• Right to reimbursement for mileage traveling to doctor appointments outside the county of your employment at a rate of $.40 a mile (send a record of your mileage to us periodically so that we can be sure you are reimbursed)
• Right to have prescriptions reimbursed (send a record of your prescriptions to us periodically so that we can be sure you are reimbursed)
• Right to ask the Nurse Case Manager to wait outside the exam room when you see the doctor
• Right to written notice if your weekly disability benefits are terminated
• Right to Independent Medical Exam (IME) when Work Comp doctor releases you
  • We must send back the “Report of Claim Status” form within 7 days
  • Entitled to 2 week’s disability pay pending IME
• Right to a second opinion from your own doctor at your expense regarding your impairment rating
• Right to file a Claim before the Indiana Workers Compensation Board if there is a dispute about your right to benefits
• Right to have an Attorney represent you before the Indiana Workers Compensation Board