Injured workers requesting medical treatment must obtain a “Request for Medical Treatment” form, from their Supervisor/Manager who will sign and date the form. The injured worker will take the request to a medical provider of their choice. A starter list of Occupational Medicine Clinics can be found below, please note that you can be seen at any facility that accepts workers comp insurance.
The following forms must also be completed to begin processing your claim, please see your Supervisor/Manager.
Doctor’s work status/notes will determine the length of the workers’ compensation leave period upon approval of the TPA. In order to prevent any interruptions or benefits due the injured worker, it’s the injured worker’s responsibility to provide any and all doctor’s reports, disability, leave from work notes to their Supervisor/Manager. There are no provisions under Workers' Comp for reimbursement of leave accruals used for physical therapy and/or follow up office visits.
Employees who are currently receiving health benefits from San Joaquin County and are currently off work will need to contact the Benefits department to review and discuss payments that may be due.
The benefits department can be contacted by phone or email: (209) 468-9987 or employeebenefits@sjgov.org.
If an injured worker initially declined medical treatment due to a work-related injury/illness, and later it is determined that they feel the need to seek medical treatment, the injured worker should notify their supervisor/manager.
Questions concerning your Workers’ Compensation benefits, contact the Risk Management Workers’ Compensation Team or your claims adjuster.