Chapter 15: Workers' Compensation ( True or False )

True or False. A physician who is incorporated is considered an employee under workers; compensation laws

True

True or False. Authorization to treat a patient with an industrial injury may be obtained over the telephone.

True

True or False. Beginning in the 1990s, increases in fraudulent workers' compensation claims have been noted throughout many large metropolitan cities.

True

True or False. Chiropractic care is a medical benefit offered with state workers' compensation.

True

True or False. Increasing numbers of employers are seeking managed care contracts with preferred provider organizations and health maintenance organization to insure their workers against industrial accidents and illnesses

True

True or False. Progress reports subsequent to the initial report for workers' compensation patients may be narrative and are not necessarily completed on the special forms available in most states.

True

True or False. The OSHA Act provides that if a state submits an OSHA plan and it is approved by the government, then the state may assume responsibility for carrying out OSHA policies and procedures and is excluded from federal jurisdiction.

True

True or False. A narrative industrial medical report should include only objective findings and not subjective factors.

False

True or False. All state workers' compensation laws are compulsory.

False

True or False. In an industrial case, the physician's office may collect all amounts not covered by the workers' compensation fee schedule.

False

True or False. It is believed that the longer the injured person remains out of work, the better the chance of recovery and return to the workplace.

False

True or False. Minors are not covered by workers' compensation.

False

True or False. Waiting periods affect workers' compensation medical and hospital benefits.

False

True or False. Workers' compensation benefits are subject to income tax.

False