Employee Responsibilities

EMPLOYEE Responsibilities:
-It is the employee’s responsibility to immediately report their injury or illness to their supervisor.

-It is the employee’s responsibility to make any appointments for treatment with an approved KEMI provider (Kemi's Approved Provider List) and make sure the provider is clear that your visit is a Workers' Compensation claim.  If the employee needs their Workers' Compensation claim number, they need to contact the University Claims Office-It is the injured employee’s responsibility to notify their supervisor/department and the University Claims Office, each time their treating physician takes them off work (due to their work-related injury or illness).  The injured or ill employee must keep their supervisor/department and the University Claims Office informed of their work status.  Provide updated off work statements from their treating physician(s) to the claims office immediately after your visit.

-The EKU Workers' Compensation carrier will mail to the employee a Designated Physician Form (Form 113) and the Medical Waiver and Consent Form.  The two forms should be completed and returned to the University Claims Office within 10 days of receiving the forms.