If you are injured on the job or suffer from an occupational disease in Kansas, workers' compensation provides free medical care. However, your treatment must be authorized by your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier. If you obtain care without authorization, you will have to pay the cost yourself.
At the law firm of Spooner & Perkins, P.C., we offer a free initial consultation to answer your questions about your workers' compensation medical care benefits. Our lawyers represent injured workers throughout the Kansas City metro area and rural Kansas.
In addition to free medical care, injured workers may receive lost wages and money for disability.
Can I Choose My Doctor?
Unfortunately, no. If you are receiving workers' compensation benefits in Kansas, your employer (or the insurance company handling the claim) has the right to choose your doctor.
Usually, your employer or insurance carrier will send you to a workers' compensation clinic or group of physicians who treat only injured workers. If you need specialized care, your workers' compensation doctor may refer you to another doctor.
Can I Receive a Second Opinion?
In Kansas, you have a right to seek a second opinion from a doctor of your choice. Pursuant to Kansas law, every injured worker has a right to seek a second opinion and the employer's workers' compensation insurance company has to pay for this second opinion up to $500.
Contact a Kansas City Work Injury Attorney
Free initial consultation: Contact our Kansas attorneys today to discuss any issues you are having with your medical treatment. You can reach us by phone at 816-298-0580 or toll free at 866-548-6980 and via e-mail. We are paid on a contingency fee basis so there is no attorney fee unless we win a settlement for you.
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