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How to Approach Medical Care

The selection of a medical provider by an injured worker is the most important decision he or she will make during the course of his or her claim. Unlike many states, Massachusetts allows the injured worker to choose who will provide the care needed to restore their good health after an injury on the job.

This right, however, is not without some limitations. Initially, an injured employee can be required to be treated at a facility designated by his or her employer as a preferred provider. It is important to understand that this requirement is limited only to the first visit for medical care; after that visit, injured workers are free to seek treat with whomever they choose.

The best place to turn after the initial visit at the emergency room or the preferred provider is your primary care or family physician. These doctors are the most likely to know one’s medical history, and to be free of any influence by a workers’ compensation insurer. It is essential that the doctor receive an accurate medical history which includes a description of the accident on the job.

If appropriate, a referral to a specialist to address the work related injury is the next step on the road to recovery. Be sure that your family doctor understands that you are not limited to specialists within your health insurance network, and that you can be referred to whomever he or she believes is best choice to treat your injury. If you do not have a family doctor, ask the emergency room staff to provide you with the names of doctors who treat the type of injury you suffered.

The Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act allows a person to change doctors within a specialty once without the consent of the workers’ compensation insurer. If you are unhappy with a specialist, ask your doctor for a referral for a second opinion. If the second doctor is one with whom you develop a good relationship, then you can consider changing. Be certain, however, that the second doctor is the one whom you want to treat you, as you cannot change to a third doctor within that specialty without the permission of either the insurer or your employer.

If you are uncertain about any of these steps contact an experienced workers’ compensation attorney to assist in this process. A lawyer who deals with work related injury can provide you with insight into the issues associated with this important decision and should be able to provide assistance if the insurer refuses to honor its legal obligations to you.

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Case Results

November 23, 2015 – Boston Municipal Court Central Division – Open & Gross Lewd & Lascivious Conduct: Case Dismissed

November 25, 2015 – Boston Municipal Court Central Division – Larceny Over $250; Uttering False Instrument: Case Dismissed

January 4, 2016 – Boston Municipal Court – Offense: OUI, 1st Offense; Marked Lanes Violation – Trial Verdict, Not Guilty

January 7, 2016 – Lynn District Court – Offense: OUI, 1st Offense: Case Dismissed Pursuant to the Valor Act

March 1, 2016 – Dorchester District Court Clerk’s Hearing – Offense: Leaving the Scene of Accident Causing Personal Injury; Unlicensed Operation of Motor Vehicle: Application for Criminal Complaint Denied, Case Dismissed

February 26, 2016 – Leominster District Court – Offense: Breaking & Entering Building at Night with Intent to Commit Felony – Probation Violation Hearing: Warrant Recalled, and Re-Probated

February 22, 2016 – West Roxbury District Court – Offense: Witness Intimidation: Case Dismissed

January 29, 2016 – Brookline District Court Clerk’s Hearing – Offense: Domestic Assault & Battery: Application for Criminal Complaint Denied, Case Dismissed

January 27, 2016 – West Roxbury District Court – Offense: Assault & Battery with Dangerous Weapon: Case Dismissed

January 25, 2016 – Somerville District Court – Clerk’s Hearing Offense: Violation of Restraining Order; Criminal Threats – Application for Criminal Complaint Denied, Case Dismissed

December 7, 2015 – Dedham District Court – Clerk’s Hearing Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle: Application for Criminal Complaint Denied, Case Dismissed

October 19, 2015 – Barnstable District Court – Drunk Driving/OUI/DWI

October 19, 2015 – Haverhill District Court – Violation of Probation Hearing/Final Surrender Hearing

October 20, 2015 – Brookline District Court – Clerk’s Hearing – Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle

October 21, 2015 – Natick District Court – Drunk Driving/OUI/DWI – Administrative License Suspension for Chemical Test Refusal (3 years)

October 26, 2015 – Quincy District Court – Harassment Prevention Order

October 29, 2015 – Somerville District Court – Keeping a Disorderly House – Clerk’s Hearing/Show Cause Hearing/Probable Cause Hearing

October 30, 2015 – Attleboro District Court – Shoplifting– Dismissal Prior to Arraignment

November 3, 2015 – Wareham District Court – Illegal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Class ‘B’, Cocaine – Valor Act of 2012

November 4, 2015 – Boston Municipal Court Central Division – Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon

November 5, 2015 – Superior Court Department for Suffolk County – Indecent Assault and Battery/Rape – Post Conviction Relief – Motion to Correct Mittimus

November 4, 2015 – Salem District Court – Drunk Driving/OUI/DWI, 2nd Offense – Administrative License Suspension for Chemical Test Refusal (3 years)

November 6, 2015 – Somerville District Court – Domestic Assault & Battery and Witness Intimidation: Case Dismissed

November 16, 2015 – Chelsea District Court – Criminal Threats & Default Warrant: Case Dismissed

November 20, 2015 – Attleboro District Court – Leaving the Scene of Accident Causing Property Damage & Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle: Case Dismissed

November 11, 2015 – Wrentham District Court – Disorderly Conduct & Malicious Destruction of Property Over $250: Case Dismissed

November 16, 2015 – Chelsea District Court – Criminal Threats & Default Warrant: Case Dismissed

November 19, 2015 – Wrentham District Court – Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle & Warrant Removal: Case Dismissed

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