Mileage Expenses

You are entitled to travel expenses at .44 per mile (2006 rate) from the insurance carrier for your travel to and from medical appointments and therapy when a claim is admitted by the insurance carrier. If your claim is denied and later becomes admitted, you can file medical mileage claim.

The insurance company will not pay for medical mileage for treatment/evaluations that are considered unreasonable, excessive, or for denied portions of your claim.

Mileage costs are not paid for travel to the Board or travel to vocational evaluators.

This office no longer sends medical mileage claims to the insurance company. You should send these to the insurance company directly.

If 55 days have not passed since the reimbursement request, the payment is not late. The insurance company has 45 days to make these payments.

Due to the elimination of meaningful penalties and the inability to obtain attorney fees for a trial on mileage and expense reimbursements, if the insurance company does not pay timely, the issue of medical mileage and medical expense reimbursement will have to wait until the entire case is ready for trial.