Declination of Treatment
It is our policy to provide prompt and appropriate medical treatment to employees for work-related injuries. There are situations that arise where notice of an injury may be made, and formal treatment is not necessary.
When an employee reports a work-related injury, the injury will be documented and treatment will be offered. An employee may indicate a preference not to have formal medical treatment. In the event that an employee declines medical treatment, we will have the employee sign this document indicating that they declined medical treatment. The company will continue to monitor the resolution of the complaints or injury until the time that the condition has been completely resolved. The employee will be asked to sign off that the condition has completely resolved.
In the event that a condition is not improving readily during the monitoring period, or should the condition worsen, the employee will be sent for an evaluation to make sure the condition is properly addressed. There may be situations where an employee is sent for a medical clearance examination following their report of injury, even though the injured employee has declined medical treatment.