If you are injured on the job, it’s important to follow a certain protocol to ensure that you are covered by the company’s workers’ compensation policy. This begins by reporting the injury to your employer. New York law states that the injury must be reported within 30 days of occurring. If you have contracted a disease due to your occupation, you must report it within two years of your diagnosis.
Your employer will give you a form to complete. Then, the employer will also fill out a form and mail everything to the Workers’ Compensation Board, so you can get the coverage you need from an experienced work injury doctor.
Next, you need to see a work injury doctor that has authorization from the Workers Compensation Board. As an authorized provider, many people choose Medicare Care of Western New York at Buffalo. Since we provide a full range of treatments, you won’t have to worry about finding a second or third authorized provider.