North Carolina

• Coverage



• Testimony



• Medical Care Fees For Testimony



• Independent Medical Examinations



• Writing Medical Reports For Work-injured Patients



• Glossary Of Workers' Compensation Terms



• Workers' Compensation and the medical marketplace



• Managed care organizations & "managed comp"



• Prospective utilization review



• Medical compensation dispute resolution



• Coverage



• Testimony



• Medical care fees for testimony



• Independent medical examinations



• Writing medical reports forwork-injured patients



• I am an out-of-state medical provider. Am I required to accept medical rates as established by the N.C. Medical Fee Schedule when I treat patients for a N.C. claim? (new)



• How can a medical provider verify workers' compensation coverage? (new)



• Who provides and directs medical treatment? (new)



• Where should a medical provider send the bill for payment? (new)



• How long does a medical provider have to submit a bill? (new)



• Are there certain field elements that are required on a workers' compensation medical bill? (new)



• Why should a claimant file a first report of injury to the North Carolina Industrial Commission? Can't they depend on the employer to do it for them? (new)



• How would a medical provider know if the North Carolina Industrial Commission has jurisdiction on a workers' compensation case? (new)



• What is a "medical only" claim? (new)



• Can a medical provider ever bill a workers' compensation claimant for medical services? (new)



• Does the treating physician have to notate a return to work date? (new)



• When does the treating physician need to document the specific disability impairment rating? (new)



• Is there a specific form for reporting the impairment rating? (new)



• Can a medical provider ever appeal for more than the fee schedule amount? (new)



• How would a physician bill an Independent Medical Evaluation? (new)



• How are supplies paid? (new)



• How does a medical provider know if an assistant surgeon fee is allowed? (new)



• Are the bilateral codes listed in the Commission's Table of Bilateral Codes (Surgery Section) the only codes that will be paid at 150% when performed bilaterally? (new)