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Follow-up visit denial by Workers Comp
Asked on Jul 09th, 2014 on Workers Compensation - North Carolina
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I went to a back institute and had a procedure done to my spine after falling at work. The back institute placed a follow up after the procedure but workers comp is not authorizing the follow-up. I want to know is this legal
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Dear Anonymous,
Generally, your employer's workers' compensation insurance company is required to pay for any medical treatment necessary to make you better. The insurance company gets to pick the doctor you see, but it must usually then pay for the treatment ordered by the doctor it selected. If the insurance company does not voluntarily pay for the treatment ordered by the authorized doctor, you can seek an order from the North Carolina Industrial Commission requiring the insurance company to pay for the medical treatment.
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Answered on Jul 18th, 2014 at 7:19 AM