Q: a workman's comp concierge nurse without my knowledge or consent called my doctor and changed my doctors appt
can she do that? was my doctor's office wrong in doing it? they still haven't told me, she did
A:
Time for you to consult a member of the Pennsylvania Assn for Justice who handles comp--they give free consultations.
Unfortunately,we have an employer oriented Commonwealth Court which gives insurance companies a lot of leeway.
Assuming they give you notice they can move an appointment; they can't stop you seeing your doctor.
A: Often when you suffer your work injury you are asked to sign a stack of documents one of which is an authorization. With that authorization the carrier and its nurse case manager is free to contact your doctors. You are permitted to withdraw the authorization and inform the nurse case manager that she is not permitted to contact your doctors. If you have an attorney, you may want to have your attorney handle revoking the authorization and informing the nurse case manager that her services are no longer required.
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