In Alabama, your employer is permitted by law to select your treating physician. The right of your employer to select your treating physician begins on the date you provide your employer with the notice of your injury (not the date your workers’ compensation claim is filed or approved).
If you seek treatment from an unauthorized healthcare provider, you will typically not be reimbursed for that cost.
Although your employer has the right to select your treating physician, you can request a list of 4 other physicians if you're unhappy with the physician selected. However, you’re typically only allowed to change physicians once.