§ 11-9-507. Special project to improve safety
(a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall allocate one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to a special project for the following purposes: (1) Identification of industries or jobs having a high incidence of injuries; (2) Determination of the causes of injuries of which there is a high incidence; and […]
§ 11-9-508. Medical services and supplies — Liability of employer — Definition
(a) (1) The employer shall promptly provide for an injured employee such medical, surgical, hospital, chiropractic, optometric, podiatric, and nursing services and medicine, crutches, ambulatory devices, artificial limbs, eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, and other apparatus as may be reasonably necessary in connection with the injury received by the employee. (2) (A) Rabies is a […]
§ 11-9-509. Medical services and supplies — Amounts and time periods
The amounts payable or time periods allowable for authorized medical, hospital, and other services and treatment furnished under §§ 11-9-508 — 11-9-516, unless waived by the employer-respondent or approved by the Workers’ Compensation Commission and warranted by the preponderance of the evidence on the basis of the record as a whole, are: (1) Six (6) […]
§ 11-9-510. Medical services and supplies — Contest of liability
The employer shall not be liable for any of the payments provided for in §§ 11-9-508 — 11-9-516 in the case of a contest of liability where the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall decide that the injury does not come within the provisions of this chapter.
§ 11-9-511. Medical services and supplies — Physical examination
(a) An injured employee claiming to be entitled to compensation shall submit to such physical examination and treatment by another qualified physician, designated or approved by the Workers’ Compensation Commission, as the commission may require from time to time if reasonable and necessary. (b) The places of examination and treatment shall be reasonably convenient for […]
§ 11-9-512. Medical services and supplies — Refusal to submit to operation
Except in cases of hernia, which are specifically covered by § 11-9-523, where an injured person unreasonably refuses to submit to a surgical operation which has been advised by at least two (2) qualified physicians and where the recommended operation does not involve unreasonable risk of life or additional serious physical impairment, the Workers’ Compensation […]
§ 11-9-513. Medical services and supplies — Approval of charges
(a) All persons who render services or provide things mentioned in §§ 11-9-508 — 11-9-516 shall submit the reasonableness of the charges to the Workers’ Compensation Commission for its approval, and, when so approved, the charges shall be enforceable by the commission in the same manner as is provided for the enforcement of compensation payments. […]
§ 11-9-514. Medical services and supplies — Change of physician
(a) (1) If the employee selects a physician, the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall not authorize a change of physician unless the employee first establishes to the satisfaction of the commission that there is a compelling reason or circumstance justifying a change. (2) (A) If the employer selects a physician, the claimant may petition the commission […]
§ 11-9-515. Medical services and supplies — Spiritual treatment
(a) When an employer and employee so agree in writing, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent an employee whose injury or disability has been established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter from relying in good faith on treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone, in accordance with the tenets and […]
§ 11-9-516. Medical services and supplies — Information furnished by provider
(a) (1) Every hospital or other person furnishing the injured employee with medical services shall permit its records to be copied by and shall furnish full written information to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Investigation Unit, the employer, the carrier, and the employee or the employee’s dependents. (2) The reasonable cost of […]