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Methods of Physician Selection Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes

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Methods of Physician Selection Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes
 
Employee Choice of Physician
Employer Selection of Physician
Employer Initial Selection
State Agency Selects Physician
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Initial Choice Selection from list prepared by State Agency Selection from list maintained by employer  May be changed by State Agency After specified periods stated in law, employee has free choice 
 
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Alaska Connecticut Georgia Alabama* Arkansas California Puerto Rico
ArizonaDistrict of Tennessee Florida Colorado Michigan  
Delaware Columbia Virginia Idaho Kansas Pennsylvania  
Hawaii Nevada Indiana Utah    
Illinois New York Iowa Vermont    
Kentucky Maryland      
Louisiana Missouri      
Maine Montana      
Massachusetts New Jersy      
Minnesota New Mexico      
Mississippi North Carolina      
Nebraska South Carolina      
New Hampshire South Dakota      
North Dakota       
Ohio       
Oklahoma       
Oregon
Rhode Island
Texas
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
FECA
LHWCA
 
*Alabama - Selection of initial physician may be made either the employer or employee for physical rehabilitation.
November 1990
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