Impairment Rating Evaluation- Pennsylvania Workers Comp

What is an impairment rating evaluation, otherwise known as an IRE? It is an examination that the insurance company sets up in your PA Workmans Comp case, after you receive 2 years of checks for total disability, in which a doctor examines you and determines whether your total body impairment as it relates to your accepted work injuries, is at 50% or above. If so, you can receive checks indefinitely. If it's below 50%, then you are converted from total disability to partial and can only receive a maximum of 9.5 years worth of wage loss checks. It does not change the amount of the checks, but it puts a ceiling on how long you can receive them- limiting the exposure of the insurance company. In the vast majority of cases, the impairment rating is well below 50%.

For a free and prompt analysis of your PA workmans comp case, call PA Super Lawyer- Rising Star- Michael W. Cardamone at 215.206.9068 or email mcardamone@krasno.com

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Helpful Reminders for Getting Medical Bills Paid Under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act

It is very important that all treatment gets billed on the proper forms, within 30 days, and with the corresponding medical reports. Any failure to meet the billing requirements under the Work Comp Act will be used as a way for the insurer to wiggle out of payment.

As a reminder, please note that requests for payment of medical bills shall be made on the HCFA Form 1500 or the UB92 Form, or any successor forms for submission of Medicare claims. Also, providers who treat injured employees are required to submit periodic medical reports, commencing 10 days after treatment begins and at least once a month thereafter as long as treatment continues. If treatment is not on a proper form, or if the reports aren't sent, the insurer is not obligated to pay for the treatment until same is received by the insurer. Payments for treatment rendered under the Act shall be made within 30 days of receipt of the bill and report submitted by the provider.

In addition, a provider who has submitted the required bills and reports to an insurer and who disputes the amount or timeliness of the payment made by an insurer, shall have standing to seek review of the fee (Fee Review) by the Bureau. Providers seeking review shall file the original and one copy of a form prescribed by the Bureau as an application for Fee Review, and shall be filed no more than 30 days following notification of a disputed treatment or 90 days following the original billing date of the treatment- whichever is later. A copy of the application and the attached documents, shall be served upon the insurer, with a proof of service. For more information on Fee Review, see the cost containment regs at Sections 127.251 and continuing.

If you need help in getting medical treatment paid for in a Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation case, please feel free to contact Michael W. Cardamone at 215.206.9068 or via email at mcardamone@krasno.com

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Cardamone Enrolled Into First Judicial District 2008 Pro Bono Roll of Honor For "Exemplary" Pro Bono Work

Michael W. Cardamone, Esquire, of Krasno Krasno & Onwudinjo, a leading Pennsylvania workers' compensation firm, has been enrolled in the First Judicial District 2008 Pro Bono Roll of Honor as an attorney whose pro bono work has been recognized by the judiciary as exemplary.

Cardamone assisted a low income Philadelphia resident in an effort to obtain title to a property that the resident rehabbed.

Can I File for Workmans Comp If I Lose My Job or get Terminated?

Yes.

If you have sustained a work injury, you can file a claim within 3 years of the date of injury or the date on which you believed your condition might be work related. Will your case be stronger if it's filed before a termination? Yes. But does a termination prevent you from filing? No.

For a more detailed explanation, call PA Work Comp Lawyer Michael W. Cardamone at

215.206.9068 or email

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Voted PA Super Lawyer in the area of Workers' Compensation

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I Have Spent Money on Co- Pays for my PA work injury, can I get that money back?

Yes. Make sure you have adequate proof of payment (ie, receipt, or print out from pharmacy).

For a complete list of reimbursable items under the Pennsylvania Workers Comp Act, call experienced and successful PA workmans comp lawyer Michael W. Cardamone at

215.206.9068 or email

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Can I Get Reimbursed For Miles Traveled to an IME?

Yes.

Or, alternatively, you can ask that the insurer provide transportation to and from the IME.

If you receive a notice for an Independent Medical Exam, be sure to call an experienced workmans comp lawyer like Michael W. Cardamone for guidance concerning this type of examination.

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Areas of Service

This is just a broad sample of the areas in which I help injured workers in Pennsylvania:

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