Federal Worker's Compensation and Work-Related Injuries
Q. Need additional medical treatment AFTER your emergency room visit?
A. The Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) provides for ALL injured Federal employees are entitled to select their own treating physician.
Q: In order to obtain Authorization to see your physician following a Traumatic Injury you MUST request Form CA-16 (Authorization for Medical Treatment) from the Agency with 7 days of your Date of Injury.
A: You MUST seek medical treatment from an OWCP credentialed physician.
Q: How do I get Paid?
A: IF you are on NO WORK medical restriction status following an injury you are entitled to Continuation of Pay for up to 45 days.
Q: U.S. Department of Labor has sent me an inquiry letter regarding my Job-related injury. They informed me that the Agency that I work for has controverted my claim.
What does this really mean? How do I respond? What do I say?
A: First you want to obtain a copy of the controversial letter (if the Agency did not provide a copy to you, you can obtain a copy from the ECOMP Dashboard).
Q: I am unable to obtain medical therapy, diagnostic testing done because OWCP has not approved my claim yet. However, OWCP has requested these test(s) be performed but they have not approved them.
A: Contact will need to be made with OWCP explaining what is needed in order to collect the requested objective diagnostic testing (X-Ray, MRI, etc.) by OWCP.
These are just a few of situations that Vivian A. Robinson Consulting can assist you with in resolving and obtaining the needed medical treatment, COP and lost wage compensation.
These are only a few of the many job related concerns that can be resolved for you immediately and efficiently.
