Worker's Compensation Information

The following Worker's Compensation guide provides comprehensive state by state information imperative to making informed contracting decisions for your practice.

Definitions

Directed: States allow that employer has the right to require a patient to utilize a specific doctor to

receive Worker's Compensation benefits.

Non-Directed: States allow the patient to choose the provider they want to utilize and prohibits employer input in

any way.

How to use the Worker's Compensation guide:

Locate your state and follow the grid across to the right to determine if yours is a directed or non-directed state and if your reimbursement is based on a predetermined state fee schedule.

Ex: California employers must go to a doctor referred by their employer (directed) and will be reimbursed based on the California state Worker's Compensation fee schedule. This schedule can be found by clicking the link posted.

State	Directed or Non- Directed	State Mandated Fee Schedule	Fee Schedule Link
Alabama	Directed	Yes	Alabama Fee Schedule
Alaska	Non-Directed	Yes	Alaska Fee Schedule
Arizona	Non-Directed	Yes	Arizona Fee Schedule
Arkansas	Directed	Yes	Arkansas Fee Schedule
California	Directed	Yes	California Fee Schedule
Colorado	Directed	Yes	Colorado Fee Schedule
Connecticut	Non-Directed	Yes	Connecticcut Fee Schedule
Delaware	Non-Directed	No	n/a
DC	Non-Directed	Yes	DC Fee Schedule
Florida	Non-Directed	Yes	Florida Fee Schedule
Georgia	Non-Directed	Yes	Georgia Fee Schedule
Hawaii	Non- Directed	Yes	Hawaii Fee Schedule
Idaho	Directed	Yes	Idaho Fee Schedule
Illinois	Non-Directed	Yes	Illinois Fee Schedule
Indiana	Directed	No	n/a
Iowa	Directed	No	n/a
Kansas	Directed	Yes	Kansas Fee Schedule
Kentucky	Non-Directed	Yes	Kentucky Fee Schedule
Louisiana	Non-Directed	Yes	Louisiana Fee Schedule
Maine	Directed	Yes	Maine Fee Schedule
Maryland	Non-Directed	Yes	Maryland Fee Schedule
Massachusetts	Non-Directed	Yes	Massachusetts Fee Schedule
Michigan	Directed	Yes	Michigan Fee Schedule
Minnesota	Non-Directed	Yes	Minnesota
Mississippi	Non-Directed	Yes	Mississippi Fee Schedule
Missouri	Directed	No	n/a
Montana	Non-Directed	Yes	Montana Fee Schedule
Nebraska	Non-Directed	Yes	Nebraska Fee Schedule
Nevada	Non-Directed	Yes	Nevada Fee Schedule
New Hampshire	Non-Directed	No	n/a
New Jersey	Directed	No	n/a
New Mexico	Directed	Yes	New Mexico Fee Schedule
New York	Non-Directed	Yes	New York Fee Schedule
North Carolina	Directed	Yes	North Carolina Fee Schedule
North Dakota	Directed	Yes	North Dakota Fee Schedule
Ohio	Non-Directed	Yes	Ohio Fee Schedule
Oklahoma	Directed	Yes	Oklahoma Fee Schedule
Oregon	Non-Directed	Yes	Oregon Fee Schedule
Pennsylvania	Directed	Yes	Pennsylvania Fee Schedule
Rhode Island	Non-Directed	Yes	Rhode Island Fee Schedule
South Carolina	Directed	Yes	Appears to have fee schedule for hosp and surgical centers only
South Dakota	Non-Directed	Yes	South Dakota Fee Schedule
Tennessee	Directed	Yes	Tennessee Fee Schedule
Texas	Non-Directed	Yes	Texas Fee Schedule
Utah	Directed	Yes	http://www.laborcommission.utah.gov/indacc/WC_Forms_Publications/MED%20FEE%202004-Aug.pdf
Vermont	Directed	Yes	http://www.intracorp.com/IntracorpHome/tools/pdf/VT_Fee%20Schedule_051506.pdf
Virginia	Directed	Yes	http://www.insuranceheadlines.com/files/work_comp_fees_0707.pdf
Washington	Non-Directed	No	http://feeschedules.Lni.wa.gov/
West Virginia	Non-Directed	Yes	http://www.state.wv.us/bep/wc/medical/forms/doc/WCIME02.doc
Wisconsin	Non-Directed	Yes	n/a
Wyoming	Non-Directed	Yes	http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rules/Rule_Search_Main.asp

Website for fee schedule for most states:

http://www.alphareview.com/resources.asp?st=GA

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