If a work-related injury or illness occurs at your company, there are several scenarios that the particular incident may fall into, including:
Incident or Report Only
- No medical care was necessary – your option of reporting to TPA
First Aid
- Requires one-time medical visit and one follow up visit
- No lost time beyond the date of injury (DWC-1 is not required)
Medical Only
- Medical care needed (DWC-1 is required)
- Injury is not disputed
- Injury is not litigated
- No lost time
- Full recovery and discharge is anticipated
Indemnity
May include one or more of the following:
- Lost time (DWC-1 required)
- Entitled to temporary disability, LC4850, or salary continuation benefits
- Injury results in permanent disability
- Potential for 3rd party subrogation
- Delayed claim
- Litigated claim
Future Medical
- Claim has been settled and a need for future medical treatment was included within the settlement