In Wisconsin, workers’ compensation claimants may choose their own physician for treatment, with certain provisions. After you have sought treatment for a work-related injury or illness from the same provider two times, that provider will be considered your treating physician. He or she must be properly licensed or certified to provide your treatment.
You can change your treating physician at any time during the first 60 days of your treatment without informing your insurer. However, after that time, you must not only get the insurer’s approval to change treating physicians but must also show that the change is related to a loss of faith in the physician’s skill, a breakdown in communication with the treating physician, or a lack of medical improvement from the treatment provided.