Connecticut Announces Increases To The Mileage Reimbursement Rate For Workers’ Compensation Claimants

Hartford, CT (CompNewsNetwork) - The Connecticut workers' compensation agency has announced an increase to reimbursable mileage for claiments.  Reimbursement rates from 2001 to current are listing for information purposes.

Effective for actual travel expenses incurred on or after October 1, 2001, this public act increases the mileage reimbursement rate for all workers' compensation claimants who use their private motor vehicles to travel to medical appointments necessitated by their work-related injuries. This rate increase applies to all claimants, regardless of injury date, and now coincides with the federal mileage reimbursement rate.

For all travel expenses incurred prior to October 1, 2001, the mileage reimbursement rate is 15 cents per mile;
For all travel expenses incurred from October 1, 2001 through January 21, 2002, the mileage reimbursement rate is 34.5 cents per mile;
For all travel expenses incurred from January 22, 2002 through January 5, 2003, the mileage reimbursement rate is 36.5 cents per mile; and
For all travel expenses incurred on or after January 6, 2003, the mileage reimbursement rate is 36.0 cents per mile.
For all travel expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2004, the mileage reimbursement rate is 37.5 cents per mile.
For all travel expenses incurred on or after February 4, 2005, the mileage reimbursement rate is 40.5 cents per mile.
For all travel expenses incurred on or after September 1, 2005, the mileage reimbursement rate is 48.5 cents per mile.
For all travel expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2006, the mileage reimbursement rate is 44.5 cents per mile.
For all travel expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2007, the mileage reimbursement rate is 48.5 cents per mile.

 
For all travel expenses incurred on or after March 19, 2008, the mileage reimbursement rate is 50.5 cents per mile.

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