Insurer must give worker information after commencement of interim entitlement
42H Insurer must give worker information after commencement of interim entitlement
Within 7 days after receiving a relevant conduct claim, the insurer must—
start paying the worker’s interim entitlement payment under the 1998 Act, section 280AD(1), and
give the worker the following information in writing using language the worker should reasonably be able to understand, or in another way if the worker cannot read—
notice that the worker’s interim entitlement payment has started,
an explanation of the interim entitlement payment and how the payment is calculated,
when the worker’s entitlement to the interim entitlement payment stops,
that the insurer must make a decision to accept or reject the worker’s claim within 42 days after receiving the claim,
that, while deciding whether to accept or reject the worker’s claim, the insurer will pay the cost of reasonably necessary medical and related treatment for the worker in accordance with the Workers Compensation Guidelines,
that the insurer will, if required by the 1998 Act, Chapter 3, establish an injury management plan for the worker.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.