When an injury occurs on the job, many employees and employers are unaware of the law and procedures that are to be followed.  Employees are often given incorrect information or partial information which does not fully explain the rights of the injured worker on the job.

You can change doctors more than once

You can change primary treating doctors more than once?  This is often unknown but true.  In fact, you can change as many times as is considered reasonable and the insurance company would be obligated to pay for the care in most circumstances.

There is more...

You don’t have to always get authorization from your employer or insurance company to see another doctor of your choice.

Illinois Labor Law reads essentially in part that the employers shall provide the injured worker all reasonable and necessary medical (chiropractic, physical therapy, etc.) treatments to cure and/or relieve the effects of the industrial injury.  In other words...

By law, the employer or the employer's insurance company is required to pay for care deemed reasonable and necessary to cure or relieve your condition.

Treatment at our office for work injuries is 100% covered by Workers Compensation coverage.