If a doctor is treating a patient for a condition and the patient then determines that the injury is related to their employment, can the doctor then refuse further medical treatment? Can the doctor balance-bill for past medical treatment?

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If a doctor is treating a patient for a condition and the patient then determines that the injury is related to their employment, can the doctor then refuse further medical treatment? Can the doctor balance-bill for past medical treatment?

Medical providers probably do not have to continue treatment if the injury was not originally represented as a work related injury. Balance billing is specifically prohibited by law.

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