Section R20-5-116. Payment of Claimant’s Travel Expenses When Directed to Report for Medical Examination or Treatment

A.      If a claimant is directed by a carrier, self-insured employer, or special fund division to report for a medical examination or

treatment in a locality other than either the claimant’s current place of residence or employment, the carrier, self-insured employer, or special fund division shall pay, in advance, the claimant’s travel expenses from either the claimant’s current place of residence or employment, whichever route of travel is required.

B.       For purposes of this Section, “travel expenses” means those expenses required to be paid under A.R.S. § 23-1026.

C.      The carrier, self-insured employer, or special fund division shall calculate travel expenses using the current rates applica- ble to state employees.

Historical Note

Former Rule 16. Amended subsections (A) and (B) effec- tive March 1, 1987, filed February 26, 1987 (Supp. 87-1). Correction to subsection (A) as certified effective March 1, 1987 (Supp. 88-4). R20-5-116 recodified from R4-13-

116 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 7

A.A.R. 3966 and 7 A.A.R. 4995, effective August 17, 2001 (Supp. 01-3).