Get TREATMENT OR TESTING BY AUTHORIZED MEDICAL PROVIDER - Sbwc Georgia

Employer responsibilities in Georgia Individual claim attention. Prompt and courteous reporting. Full information disclosure on income and medical benefits. Significant effort to return the employee to their designated position.

The law requires any business with three or more workers, including regular part-time workers, to have workers' compensation insurance. Coverage can be verified by going to .sbwc.georgia.gov and in the Popular Topics box click on “verify workers' compensation insurance coverage”.

With a workers' compensation claim, the process of filing the initial claim is relatively simple. We file a form called the WC-14, which is essentially a notice of claim (it also can serve as a request for a hearing) that we file with the State Board of Workers' Compensation.

The bill calls for increases in the maximum Temporary Total Disability (TTD), Temporary Partial Disability (TPD) and Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) rates. The maximum TTD and PPD rates will increase from $725.00 per week to $800.00 per week, while the maximum TPD rate will increase from $483.00 to $533.00 per week.

In Georgia, impairment ratings are calculated by the authorized treating physician. And per the statute, the doctors use the fifth edition of the American Medical Association guidelines, and the guidelines include specific percentages of disability based on either range of motion or specific diagnosis.

The PPD formula is determined by multiplying the rating of the body part injured by your average weekly wage to determine the full benefits owed to you.

A "week of compensation" is calculated as an amount equal to two-thirds of the worker's average weekly earnings as of the injury date. A statutory maximum provides that this amount cannot be more than 55% of the average weekly wage in the state, and most states have similar caps.

The impairment rating is calculated as a percentage. This percentage reflects the employee's overall level of whole-body disability due to the injury or illness. In general, a higher impairment rating means that the employee is more harmed overall and may be eligible for greater impairment rating payouts.