{"id":1690,"date":"2016-02-16T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2016-02-16T14:27:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:27:57","slug":"do-i-have-to-cover-transportations-costs-for-medical-appointments-that-an-insurance-company-scheduled-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/do-i-have-to-cover-transportations-costs-for-medical-appointments-that-an-insurance-company-scheduled-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I have to cover transportations costs for medical appointments, that an insurance company scheduled for me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Often in workers\u2019 compensation cases insurance companies require you to be present at certain medical appointments they schedule. These could be an independent medical evaluation or a function capacity evaluation. You are not responsible for the travel costs for these visits. The workers\u2019 compensation insurance company is responsible to pay for the transportation or reimburse your for travel expenses, see Idaho Code 72-432.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often in workers\u2019 compensation cases insurance companies require you to be present at certain medical appointments they schedule. These could be an independent medical evaluation or a function capacity evaluation. You are not responsible for the travel costs for these visits. 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