Mississippi Bar Clarifies Medical Benefits Under Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Laws

Most workers and injured workers in Mississippi have probably heard that if they are injured on the job in a work-related accident, they may be entitled to important Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits to help financially support them while they heal from their injury. However, some Mississippi workers and injured workers may not be aware of the fact that Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits also may include medical services and medical expense reimbursement. Indeed, in addition to providing injured Mississippi workers with financial compensation in the form of wage replacement benefits, Mississippi workers’ compensation laws also entitle eligible Mississippi workers to medical services to treat the workers’ work-related injury. But what exactly are “medical services” under Mississippi workers’ compensation laws, and what can injured Mississippi workers do in order to get these important benefits if they are injured at work? To help injured Mississippi workers better understand what medical services benefits under Mississippi workers’ compensation laws include, and how to get them, we answer those questions here.

Medical Services Help Injured Mississippi Workers Treat Work-Related Injuries

The Mississippi Bar provides guidance on Mississippi workers’ compensation laws. The Mississippi Bar clarifies that medical services covered by Mississippi workers’ compensation insurance may include the following:

• Treatment by physicians;
• Hospital and nursing services;
• Medicine;
• Physical therapy;
• Mileage for out-of-town doctor’s appointments;
• Other expenses related to the injured workers’ workplace injury.

It is important for injured Mississippi workers to also know that in addition to these medical services, Mississippi workers’ compensation laws entitle injured Mississippi workers to medical expense reimbursement (compensation for medical expenses the injured worker was required to pay for treatment for the work-related injury). In addition, the Mississippi Bar advises that, “The employer’s insurance company pays the health care providers directly for their services.” Accordingly, an injured Mississippi worker who is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits need not pay their doctor and treating professionals directly, similar to the way that health insurance works when a patient is 100% covered for their medical treatment.

Legal Help in Mississippi – Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

There is no doubt that Mississippi workers’ compensation system may be challenging for some injured workers, and  injured workers may be initially denied workers’ compensation benefits. Injured Mississippi workers who have been denied workers’ compensation benefits are entitled to hire a lawyer to represent them before Mississippi Board of Workers’ Compensation. Working with an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer may increase an injured workers’ chances of being granted benefits due to them. Accordingly, it is best to speak with an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer as soon as possible about your case, if you are seeking Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits.

The experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyers at the law firm Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC are here to help Mississippi workers get workers’ compensation benefits due to them for their serious work-related injuries. Do not hesitate to speak with an experienced Mississippi workers’ compensation lawyer about your case today. Contact Lunsford Baskin & Priebe, PLLC and speak to a lawyer about your case now.

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