From the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Elk Grove, Illinois.
J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Dec;62(12):e760-e769. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002047.
: Over the decades, the workers' compensation system has provided many injured workers with a significant guarantee of both medical and financial support when they have been injured on the job. To be effective, workers' compensation systems at a minimum should include principles that require the addressing of medical causation, determination of an individual's functional ability both pre- and post-injury to include activity restrictions, return-to-work capability and disability, meeting jurisdiction-specific reporting requirements of the workers' compensation reporting requirements, and having knowledge of other perspectives of the various authorities and jurisdictions present in the United States. ACOEM lays out a description of various aspects of workers' compensations systems in the United States, with recommendations for minimal standards and best practices. This paper limits itself to the discussion of jurisdictions within the United States and ACOEM strongly recommends that providers consult directly with the states in which they are working as there are state variations in workers' compensation.
几十年来，工人赔偿制度为许多受伤工人提供了重要的医疗和经济支持保障，当他们在工作中受伤时。为了有效，工人赔偿制度至少应包括以下原则：需要解决医疗因果关系、确定个人受伤前后的功能能力，包括活动限制、重返工作能力和残疾、满足工人赔偿报告要求的特定管辖报告要求，并了解美国各主管当局和管辖当局的其他观点。ACOEM 阐述了美国工人赔偿制度的各个方面，并就最低标准和最佳实践提出了建议。本文将讨论范围仅限于美国的管辖范围，并强烈建议提供者直接与他们所在的州进行咨询，因为工人赔偿方面存在州际差异。
