What if the injury is not an emergency but the employee wants to seek medical attention?
The State Self Insurance Fund is legally entitled to choose the treating physician. If an employee self-selects a doctor who is not an authorized Corvel physician or that is not agreed upon by the SSIF, the SSIF will only be responsible for the first $500 in medical bills from the self-selected physicians once compensability has been determined. It’s a good practice to receive prior authorization from the State Self Insurance Fund at 785-296-2364 before sending the employee to the doctor in non-emergency situations to assist in determining compensability. Please note that all phoned in reports must be followed-up with a completed Employer’s Report of Injury within 24 hours. The State Self Insurance Fund does not guarantee that any doctor visit will be covered until compensability is determined.
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