Can insurer choose med provider?

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Can insurer choose med provider?

In Rhode Island workers’ compensation, the injured worker has the authority to choose their treating physician. The insurer cannot unilaterally designate any provider to treat the worker; they may offer a panel or network and require care to follow medical guidelines, but the employee’s right to select their own physician remains intact. This protects the worker’s access to care and their relationship with a trusted doctor, while the insurer’s role is to authorize and pay for medically necessary treatment within those guidelines. The idea that the insurer or a state agency must make the selection does not align with how RI WC handles medical provider choices.

In Rhode Island workers’ compensation, the injured worker has the authority to choose their treating physician. The insurer cannot unilaterally designate any provider to treat the worker; they may offer a panel or network and require care to follow medical guidelines, but the employee’s right to select their own physician remains intact. This protects the worker’s access to care and their relationship with a trusted doctor, while the insurer’s role is to authorize and pay for medically necessary treatment within those guidelines. The idea that the insurer or a state agency must make the selection does not align with how RI WC handles medical provider choices.

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