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Lwa Florid § 440.13 gouvène dispozisyon swen medikal anba sistèm konpansasyon travayè Florid la. Anjeneral, anplwayè a ak konpayi asirans li a (kolektivman, “E/C”) egzèse yon kontwòl sibstansyèl sou swen medikal yon travayè blese. Manifestasyon ki pi enpòtan nan kontwòl sa a se dwa legal E/C a pou chwazi doktè otorize pou trete moun ki…

Florida Statute § 440.13 governs the provision of medical care under Florida’s workers’ compensation system. As a general rule, the employer and its insurance carrier (collectively, the “E/C”) exercise substantial control over an injured worker’s medical care. The most significant manifestation of this control is the E/C’s statutory right to select the claimant’s authorized treating…

Florida Statute 440.13 governs the provision of medical care under Florida’s workers’ compensation system. For the most part, the Employer and its insurance carrier — “E/C” — control the provision of medical care. The most dominant aspect of this control is the right to select the injured worker’s treating doctors. Unfortunately, most of these doctors…