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Martin Law Firm Martin Law Firm Martin Law Firm Martin Law Firm 1- -800 800- -633 633- -2160 2160 Medical Benefits Temporary Total Disability Permanent Partial Disability Permanent Partial Disability Rehabilitation


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Medical Benefits Temporary Total Disability Permanent Partial Disability Permanent Partial Disability Rehabilitation

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Medical Benefits Medical Benefits

100% of all medical bills paid F

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For Life 1 year rule 6 month rule Mileage: $.43 per mile Mileage: $.43 per mile

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Medical Benefits Include: Include:

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The Doctors o ant The Doctors you want

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“Says here you’re faking”

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The Doctor o don’t ant The Doctor you don’t want

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Doctor Choice Doctor Choice

Act 1167 of 1999 Ch

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Change of Physician Form Pat Hannah, Administrator of Medical

Costs Containment

1-800-622-4472

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Temporar Total Disabilit Temporary Total Disability

Sick pay Sick pay Received during healing period 2/3’s of average weekly wage up to 2/3’s of average weekly wage up to

certain maximum

$584 00 per week TTD maximum $584.00 per week TTD maximum Payable every 2 weeks

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Paid until patient reaches end of healing

period

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Temporar Partial Disabilit Temporary Partial Disability

Money owed to worker during healing Money owed to worker during healing

period when returned to light duty or reduced hours resulting in a loss of reduced hours resulting in a loss of income E titl d t 2/3’ f th diff

Entitled to 2/3’s of the difference

between before and after wages

TPD ends when healing period ends

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Permanent Partial Disabilit Permanent Partial Disability

Money owed to a worker when the healing Money owed to a worker when the healing

period ends and they are left with an anatomical impairment p

Percentage of impairment determined by

physician using AMA Guidelines 4th Edition p y g

Money for anatomical impairment can be

received without settling or ending case

$438.00 per week PPD maximum

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Anatomical Impairment Benefit Form la Benefit Formula

Anatomical impairment percentage Anatomical impairment percentage

determined by physician using AMA Guidelines 4th Edition Guidelines 4th Edition

Multiplied by: Applicable Scheduled Injury or Whole

Body Provision

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Calculating TTD Compensation Rate Compensation Rate

$12 00

Hourly rate

$12.00

Hourly rate

X 40 hours

Full Time employment

40 hours

Full Time employment

= $480.00

Average Weekly Wage $ g y g

*/* 3 X 2

2/3’s Calculation

= $320.00

TTD Compensation Rate

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Calculating TTD Compensation Rate Compensation Rate

$15 00

Hourly rate

$15.00

Hourly rate

X 40 hours

Full Time employment

40 hours

Full Time employment

= $600.00

Average Weekly Wage $ g y g

*/* 3 X 2

2/3’s Calculation

= $400.00

TTD Compensation Rate

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Calculating TTD Compensation Rate Compensation Rate

$22 50

Hourly rate

$22.50

Hourly rate

X 40 hours

Full Time employment

40 hours

Full Time employment

= $900.00

Average Weekly Wage $ g y g

*/* 3 X 2

2/3’s Calculation

= $600.00 $584.00

TTD Compensation Rate (Maximum)

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Calculating Permanent Partial Disabilit Rate

If TTD > $205 35 then PPD = 75% of

Disability Rate

If TTD > $205.35 then PPD = 75% of

TTD Rate It TTD $205 35 th PPD $154 00

It TTD < $205.35 then PPD = $154.00

maximum

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Calculating Permanent Partial Disabilit Rate Disability Rate

$12 00

Hourly rate

$12.00

Hourly rate

X 40 hours

Full Time employment

40 hours

Full Time employment

= $320.00

TTD Compensation Rate $ p

X .75

Because > $205.35

= $240.00

PPD Compensation Rate

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Calculating Permanent Disability Disability Body as a Whole y

450 Weeks

Body as a whole

X X .10% rating

Anatomical Impairment given by doctor

= 45 Weeks X $240.00

PPD Compensation Rate

= $10,800.00

PPD Disability Benefits

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Wage Loss Wage Loss

Definition: Benefits available in addition

to anatomical impairment benefits, if employment ends because of disability.

Available where injury is to Body as a

Whole.

Not available where injury is Scheduled.

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Calculating Permanent Partial Di bilit Disability Scheduled Injuries Scheduled Injuries

183 Weeks

Hand Amputated

X X .10 % rating

Anatomical Impairment given by doctor

= 18.3 Weeks X $240.00

PPD Compensation Rate

= $4,392.00

PPD Disability Benefits

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Arkansas Court of Appeals

Left to Right: Left to Right: Waymond Waymond M. Brown, Robin F. Wynne, Robert J. Gladwin, John Pittman,

  • M. Brown, Robin F. Wynne, Robert J. Gladwin, John Pittman,

Larry D. Vaught (Chief Judge), John B. Robbins, Josephine L. Hart, Larry D. Vaught (Chief Judge), John B. Robbins, Josephine L. Hart, Cliff Cliff H f H f Ri W G b D M i D id M Gl Ri W G b D M i D id M Gl Cliff Cliff Hoofman Hoofman, Rita W. Gruber, Doug Martin, David M. Glover, , Rita W. Gruber, Doug Martin, David M. Glover, Raymond Abramson Raymond Abramson

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Arkansas Supreme Court

From left to right: From left to right: Associate Justice Donald L. Corbin Associate Justice Donald L. Corbin; ; Associate Justice Robert L. Brown Associate Justice Robert L. Brown ; ; Associate Justice Associate Justice Karen Baker; Karen Baker; Chief Justice Jim Hannah Chief Justice Jim Hannah; ; Associate Associate Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson Justice Courtney Hudson Goodson; ; Associate Justice Associate Justice Paul E. Danielson Paul E. Danielson; ; Associate Justice Jim Gunter Associate Justice Jim Gunter; ;

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Mark L. Martin Mark L. Martin General Counsel General Counsel General Counsel General Counsel Arkansas AFL Arkansas AFL-

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CIO F tt ill A k F tt ill A k Fayetteville, Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas 1-

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