WorkCover - Adviceline Injury Lawyers

What medical expenses can I claim?

If you have been injured at work you are entitled to payment of reasonable medical and like expenses. This includes the obvious costs such as ambulance and hospital expenses, doctors and other medical attendances, medications and aides such as crutches. You are also entitled to personal and household expenses and rehabilitation costs. 

Many people may not be aware that personal and household services can be claimed. These include counselling, modification to a home or car, household help, gardening, transportation and rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation services broadly covers services designed to either return you to your pre-injury job, or to re-educate or re-train you, or otherwise assist in obtaining other employment.

You are also entitled to claim for travel expenses to appointments for medical treatment (eg to see GP, surgeon, physiotherapist) and also medical examination by WorkCover doctors. We suggest you keep a record of:

• when and who you saw
• purpose of appointment
• where appointment was
• distance travelled

You should send these details on a regular basis and seek reimbursement as you are entitled to 28 cents per kilometre travelled.