Be Careful About Rehabilitation Nurses
If you have a serious injury, a person may get in touch with you who is called a rehabilitation nurse. Insurance companies hire rehabilitation nurses to supervise your medical treatment and to provide other information to the insurance companies. Often these people can be helpful in your rehabilitation, but sometimes they are there simply to reduce the amount of money you receive and restrict your medical treatment.
As soon as you are contacted by such an individual, get in touch with us immediately. Do not give them any information nor agree to see any doctor with them being present until you have discussed your rights with us. You have a right to medical treatment without the interference of any third party, and this includes a rehabilitation nurse. In most cases, these people are not your friends, and they are there to obtain any information they can that might hurt you if this matter comes on for a hearing. You have a right to object to them being present when you are being examined or treated by your doctor. If we think that the person assigned to your case is really interested in your rehabilitation, we will urge you to cooperate with that nurse. The nurse in turn will provide us with reports and will keep us advised as matters develop.
As you know, we are as interested as anyone in your returning to regular, full-time, gainful employment if you can. If, on the other hand, your injuries will prevent you from doing your regular, full-time employment in the future, it is our job to see that you receive your full benefits under the law.
