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REPORTING OF WORKPLACE INJURIES As an employee of the University, you are covered by Connecticut's Workers' Compensation Law. This law provides coverage for hospital and doctor's bills and replacement of wages if you are injured through the course of work. To ensure that appropriate coverage is secured in the event of an injury, you must follow the procedure described below. When an injury occurs at work and the does not require immediate emergency* medical treatment, please follow the following steps: 1) An injured employee reports the workplace injury to his/her supervisor immediately. He/She seeks appropriate medical attention within the State’s WCOMP managed care network. Please click on the links to view a Provider Directory and a Pharmacy listing. 2) The supervisor must gather the facts regarding the incident – date, time of day, location, how the injury occurred and injury type. 3) The supervisor or the employee reports the incident to the Human Resources Department by calling either x22305 or x21756. A report form will be forwarded to the appropriate supervisor for review and signature. The supervisor will then report the injury to MedInsights (1-800-828-2717) to establish the claim in their automated system. NOTE: GAB Robins North America, Inc./MedInsights administers the State of Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Program. GAB Robins provides the 24-hour Injury Hotline, telephone management, utilization review, medical bill review and field case management through its wholly owned subsidiary, MedInsights. *In the event of an emergency, please dial 911 to access immediate medical treatment. Follow steps 2 and 3 above once emergency treatment has been sought.
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