Workers’ Compensation Memo
To:
From:
Stephen E. Miller, Director of Human Resources
CC:
Date:
June 30, 2016
Re:
Worker’s Compensation Information
Workers’ compensation provides benefits to employees who sustain a workplace injury by accident or illness
(subject to limitations of O.C.G.A 34-9-1(4)) which arises out of and in the course of employment. You must
keep the Human Resource office informed of your situation at all times. You can reach of Human Resource
office at (912) 871-1801 or via e-mail at: smiller@ogeecheetech.edu. The fax number to human resources is:
(912) 688-6948.
Ogeechee Technical College utilizes Amerisys, Inc. as its Workers’ Compensation/Managed Care Organization
(MCO). Human Resources will assist the employee in filing a workers’ compensation claim and after a claim
has been filed, employees can call a case manager by dialing 800-900-1582 for assistance in selecting a
physician, scheduling an appointment, and obtaining follow-up care.
Most importantly, employees are not free to seek medical treatment from their personal physician or a doctor of
their choice unless they are approved by the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS)/Risk Management.
All employees must access the network through Amerisys. Seeking treatment without the assistance of the case
manager results in unauthorized care, and the employee may be held accountable for all medical expenses.
The human resource office will need to know when appointments have been made and must receive any copies
of discharge notices, medical notes, workplace restrictions, or prescriptions. You should not have to pay any
bills up front to be seen by a doctor. If you have any problems with any doctors, please let me know.
When you go to the doctor, you will need to inform the office that this should be filed under a workers’
compensation and they can our office for verification. You will need to give them your Workers’
Compensation claim number. DO NOT have any bills sent to your home or the Ogeechee Technical College
address. The doctor’s office should bill workers’ compensation directly. (Refer to the Workers’ Compensation
Contact Sheet).
When you need to get a prescription filled, you will need to give the pharmacy some very specific information
in order for them to directly bill Workers’ Compensation. (Refer to the Workers’ Compensation Contact Sheet).
If you have any questions, problems, or concerns, please let me know.
Workers’ Compensation Contact Sheet
All medical claims/bills from a hospital or doctor should be sent directly to the address
below. DO NOT have any bills come to your home or to the Ogeechee Technical College
address. Make sure they have your Workers’ Compensation (WC) claim number on any bills
or documentation that is sent.
Hospital or Doctors claims/bills should be
sent to:
DOAS/Risk Management Services
PO Box 38198, Capitol Hill Station
200 Piedmont Avenue S.E.
Suite 1208, West Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334-9010
For any questions, please call or e-mail:
DOAS/Risk Management Services
Phone: 404-656-6245
E-mail: riskmanagement@doas.ga.gov
If you need to fill a prescription from a doctor, you must notify the pharmacy that it should
be filed under workers’ compensation and they must use the following information in order
to directly bill workers’ compensation.
For Prescriptions, give this information to the
pharmacy:
BIN# 011073
Your Name
Your Social Security Number
GROUP ID: 2001-2105
Leave person code blank
Relationship should be: cardholder
For any questions, please call or e-mail:
DOAS/Risk Management Services
Phone: 404-656-6245
E-mail: riskmanagement@doas.ga.gov
O.C.G.A 34-9-1(4) – (2006)
(4) "Injury" or "personal injury" means only injury by accident arising out of and in the
course of the employment and shall not, except as provided in this chapter, include a disease
in any form except where it results naturally and unavoidably from the accident. Except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, "injury" and "personal injury" shall include the
aggravation of a preexisting condition by accident arising out of and in the course of
employment, but only for so long as the aggravation of the preexisting condition continues to
be the cause of the disability; the preexisting condition shall no longer meet this criteria
when the aggravation ceases to be the cause of the disability. "Injury" and "personal injury"
shall not include injury caused by the willful act of a third person directed against an
employee for reasons personal to such employee, nor shall "injury" and "personal injury"
include heart disease, heart attack, the failure or occlusion of any of the coronary blood
vessels, stroke, or thrombosis unless it is shown by a preponderance of competent and
credible evidence, which shall include medical evidence, that any of such conditions were
attributable to the performance of the usual work of employment. Alcoholism and
disabilities attributable thereto shall not be deemed to be "injury" or "personal injury" by
accident arising out of and in the course of employment. Drug addiction or disabilities
resulting therefrom shall not be deemed to be "injury" or "personal injury" by accident
arising out of and in the course of employment except when such addiction or disability
resulted from the use of drugs or medicines prescribed for the treatment of the initial injury
by an authorized physician. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and solely
for members of the Georgia National Guard and State Defense Force, an injury arising in the
course of employment shall include any injury incurred by a member of the Georgia
National Guard or State Defense Force while serving on state active duty or when traveling
to and from state active duty.