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Workers Compensation Program

WHAT THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD DO IF INJURED ON THE JOB

  1. Notify your supervisor immediately, no matter how minor the injury may seem. If necessary, report unsafe working conditions to your supervisor or the Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management Office (210) 458-5250.
  2. If necessary, obtain medical attention. You have freedom of choice as to which doctor, hospital or pharmacy you may use. Keep in mind that not every physician accepts Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Inform the medical provider that your injury is work related. Your department will provide you with a Notification of On-The-Job Injury form to give to your medical provider.
  3.  If you miss work due to an on the job injury, you must keep your supervisor informed of your work status by providing a Division of Workers’ Compensation Work Status Report (DWC 73) after each doctor visit. The doctor’s office must provide this report to the injured employee.
  4. You must also complete the form Workers' Compensation Leave of Absence (WCI 23) to select the type of leave you wish to use. The form is provided by your department.
  5. When your doctor releases you to return to work, you must report to work at the beginning of your next regularly scheduled shift. The DWC 73 report from your doctor indicating a return to work date or any work-related limitations must be given to your supervisor before you may return.
  6. Print your Bridgeway RX card in order to fill your prescription. Simply take this card along with your prescriptions to any one of the participating pharmacies in our network. This network includes many smaller independent parmacies as well as most of the chain pharmacies such as Walgreen's, CVS, Rite Aid, Publix, Bi-Lo Pharmacy, Food City, Target and many others. If you have trouble finding a local pharmacy in the network, please call (866) 895-2021.
  7. For more information, contact the Workers' Compensation Coordinator in the Office of Environmental Health Safety and Risk Management at (210) 458-5304 or the UT System Claims Analyst at (888) 396-6844.
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