What will the designated doctor do?
• review medical information from your treating doctor and other doctors who have treated you for your work-related injury or illness; • examine, test, and evaluate the parts of your body affected by the work-related injury or illness; • determine if you have reached maximum medical improvement and, if so, when; • give you an impairment rating if you have reached maximum medical improvement. If you have not reached maximum medical improvement, the designated doctor cannot give you an impairment rating; and • submit a medical evaluation report, including a narrative report and documentation of your impairment rating, to the Division within seven (7) days of the date you were examined. The designated doctor also must send a copy of the report to you and the insurance carrier.
Related Questions
- If an injured employee is sent to a Designated Doctor (DD) exam, can the DD be part of the workers’ compensation network through which the injured employee is receiving health care?
- What if the insurance companys designated doctor or Independent Medical Examiner disagrees with my physician?
- What is a Designated Doctor and how do I become one?
