What does pre-designating a personal doctor involve?
A. This is a process you can use to tell your employer you want your personal physician to treat you for a work injury. You can pre-designate your personal doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) only if: your employer offers group health coverage; the doctor has treated you in the past and has your medical records; prior to the injury the doctor agreed to treat you for work injuries or illnesses and; prior to the injury you provided your employer the following in writing: (1) Notice that you want your personal doctor to treat you for a work-related injury or illness and (2) Your personal doctor’s name and business address. The DWC has a form for pre-designating a personal physician on the forms page of its Web site.
This is a process your employees can use to tell you they want their personal physician to treat them for a work injury. Employees can pre-designate their personal doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) only if: you offer group health coverage; the doctor has treated them in the past and has their medical records; prior to the injury the doctor agreed to treat them for work injuries or illnesses and; prior to the injury they provided you the following in writing: (1) Notice that they want their personal doctor to treat them for a work-related injury or illness and (2) Their personal doctor’s name and business address. The DWC has a form for pre-designating a personal physician on the forms page of its Web site.
This is a process your employees can use to tell you they want their personal physician to treat them for a work injury. Employees can pre-designate their personal doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) only if: you offer group health coverage; the doctor has treated them in the past and has their medical records; prior to the injury the doctor agreed to treat them for work injuries or illnesses and; prior to the injury they provided you the following in writing: (1) Notice that they want their personal doctor to treat them for a work-related injury or illness and (2) Their personal doctor’s name and business address.
This is a process your employees can use to tell you they want their personal physician to treat them for a work injury. Employees can “pre-designate” their personal doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) only if: you offer group health coverage; the doctor has treated them in the past and has their medical records; prior to the injury the doctor agreed to treat them for work injuries or illnesses and; prior to the injury they provided you the following in writing: • Notice that they want their personal doctor to treat them for a work-related injury or illness and • Their personal doctor’s name and business address The DWC has a form for pre-designating a personal physician on the forms page of its Web site.
