General Guideline Principles for Functional Maintenance
Care for workers compensation patients

The New York State workers compensation board has developed these guidelines to help physicians, podiatrists, and other healthcare professionals provide appropriate treatment for Functional Maintenance Care.

These Workers Compensation Board guidelines are intended to assist healthcare professionals in making decisions regarding the appropriate level of care for their patients with ankle and foot disorders.

The guidelines are not a substitute for clinical judgement or professional experience. The ultimate decision regarding care must be made by the patient in consultation with his or her healthcare provider.

Functional Maintenance Care of Non-Acute Pain

Greatest Clinical Improvement (MMI) will not block the arrangement of medicinally fundamental consideration. While patients at MMI regularly don’t need progressing support clinical consideration, there might be clinical eruptions/variances that require roundabout consideration.

Such consideration will be restoratively important to keep up with capability at most extreme clinical improvement level. In uncommon cases, a normal, progressing, and negligible degree of clinical mediation might be important to forestall or limit crumbling incapability that has been obviously and equitably archived without any such consideration.

What our office can do if you have workers compensation injuries

We have the experience to help you with their workers compensation injuries. We understand what you are going through and will meet your medical needs and follow the guidelines set by the New York State Workers Compensation Board.

We understand the importance of your workers compensation cases. Let us help you navigate through the maze of dealing with the workers compensation insurance company and your employer.

We understand that this is a stressful time for you and your family. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please contact us so we will do everything we can to make it as easy on you as possible.