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State Employee Workers' Compensation Reporting Packet contents include:

• Injured State Employee Letter and packet
• What to do in case of Workplace Injury
• Workers' Compensation for Missouri State Employees FAQs
• Witness Statement

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Workers' Compensation for Missouri State Employees FAQs - Printer Friendly

What is Workers鈥� Compensation?

Benefits payable to an employee by his or her employer without regard to liability in the case of injury, disability or death as a result of occupational hazards.

Who is covered?

All employees, full or part-time.

What is covered?

Injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment if the accident was the prevailing factor in causing the medical condition and disability.

Time of Coverage

Coverage begins the first minute an employee is on the job and continues while the employee is working.

What about Occupational Diseases?

1. It must arise out of an in the course of employment.
2. It cannot be an 鈥渙rdinary disease of life鈥�, unless it follows as an incident of an occupational disease.
3. The occupational exposure was the prevailing factor in causing the medical condition and disability.

What are the Workers' Compensation Benefits?

• Medical care to cure and relieve the effects of the injury. This includes
  doctor鈥檚 fees, hospital costs, lab tests, x- rays, pharmacy charges, prosthetic devices, etc.
• Payments based on lost wages. These payments are for 鈥渢emporary disability鈥�, or inability to work,
  authorized by a physician. Payments may also be made if there is a permanent disability-for example, the loss of an eye or the amputation of a finger or limb.
• Rehabilitation services. Often this is physical therapy, but should an injury keep you from returning to your usual job, you may qualify for retraining and vocational rehabilitation.
  

How much are the payments?

Two thirds of your weekly wage up to a maximum set by law. Payments will not be made the first three days (the waiting period) during which the employer is open and operating for business unless the disability exceeds fourteen (14) days.

Early Return to Work

The State of Missouri is committed to returning employees injured on the job to temporary modified duty during recovery when feasible. Consult with your human resource officer or CARO regarding the State鈥檚 Early Return to Work Program.

A Problem?

Most injuries are handled routinely. However, if you think you have not received all the benefits due you; contact your employer or the Central Accident Reporting Office (CARO). Most questions can be resolved with a single telephone call.

If questions or concerns cannot be resolved by CARO, you may wish to obtain advise from the Missouri Division of Workers鈥� Compensation. If the problem cannot be resolved, you may wish to file a 鈥渇ormal鈥� claim with the Division. You may desire to obtain an attorney, however, contacting CARO or the Division may resolve your claim. If not, your claim may be heard by an administrative law judge.

How to get Benefits.

Check List

1. Report all injuries immediately to your employer. Document the time, place, name(s) of witnesses and nature of the injury in a written report.
2. If medical treatment is required, you or your employer should contact 1-800-624- 2354, 24 hours a day for the name of an authorized medical care provider in your area, prior to seeking treatment. A pharmacy card may be issued if medications are necessary as prescribed by the authorized treating physician. The State of Missouri will not pay for medical treatment you receive if you do not utilize authorized medical providers. However, you may seek your own medical care with the provider of your choice at your own expense.
3. Unless it is an emergency, do not seek aid without informing your employer and going to authorized medical providers
4. If it is an emergency, seek initial treatment at the nearest hospital emergency room or medical clinic. Then notify your employer as soon as possible.
5. Notify the hospital or clinic that your injury is a workers鈥� compensation injury and give the name, address and telephone number of your employer.
6. Surgeries and the purchase or rental of medical equipment should be preapproved by CARO.
7. Mileage may be submitted to CARO for treatment outside the local or metropolitan area from the employee鈥檚 principal place of employment.

Workers鈥� compensation benefits may be reduced for injuries sustained in conjunction with the use of alcohol or controlled, nonprescribed drugs. Benefits may be forfeited if shown that the use of alcohol or controlled, nonprescribed drugs was the proximate cause of the injury.

Prompt report is the key! Avoid unnecessary delays or denials by notifying your employer immediately of an injury.

Fraudulent action on the part of an employee, employer, or any other person is unlawful and subject to a Class D felony and a fine up to $10,000.

Questions?  Contact:
Missouri Office of Administration
Risk Management Section
Central Accident Reporting Office 鈥淐ARO鈥�
P.O. Box 809 Jefferson City, MO  65102
573-751-2837
Toll Free: 1-888-622-7694

E-mail:   caro@oa.mo.gov

What to do in case of Workplace Injury