Getting Medical Treatment for Your Workplace Injuries
When you report a workplace injury in North Carolina, your employer is supposed to send you to a doctor to have your condition evaluated. If the doctor recommends any additional medical treatment, your employer needs to provide you with that treatment.
At the law firm of Grandy & Martin in Charlotte, we represent injured workers who need help obtaining workers' compensation medical benefits and resolving disputes with employers and insurance companies over the nature and extent of their workplace injuries.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation with an experienced workers' compensation lawyer. You will not pay any legal fees unless we help you obtain benefits.
Holding Your Employer Accountable to Its Legal Obligations
If you have suffered a workplace injury, your employer is required to pay the bills for all medical expenses that are necessary to help you cope with the physical consequences of your injuries. Depending on the severity of your injuries, these expenses may include:
- Treatments, surgery and medications
- Braces and other medical devices
- Wheelchairs, car modifications and other transportation accommodations
- Ramps, new appliances and other modifications to your home
- Attendant care
The goal of workers' compensation medical benefits is to bring you as close as possible to the physical condition you were in before your injuries and to enable you, wherever possible, to do all of the things you could do beforehand.
Protecting Your Rights to Full Medical Benefits
Normally, under workers' compensation law, your employer has the right to direct the course of your medical treatment. However, if your employer refuses to provide you with the medical attention you deserve, our attorneys can file motions with the North Carolina Industrial Commission to pursue appropriate benefits.
At some point, your doctor may inform you that your treatment has been completed. This is called maximum medical improvement (MMI). After this, your case will only stay open for two years. However, we are often able to get the Industrial Commission to extend this period indefinitely.
Our firm has been representing injured workers for more than 25 years. We will do everything we can to make sure your employer provides the medical benefits you deserve. Please contact us to discuss your case with a knowledgeable Charlotte workers' compensation attorney.
