Were you or someone in your family injured in an accident? You may be eligible for workers compensation and other damages related to your injuries. These types of damage recoveries could cover acupuncture and Chinese medicine treatments. An accident is a violent unnatural force on your body, especially your spine and nerves. Accident Workers compensation covers both chiropractic and acupuncture care. Pennsylvania Accident Workers’ Compensation benefits can cover any medical treatment, such as acupuncture and Chinese medicine, that is deemed reasonable, necessary, and related to the injury of the persons while on the job. The determining process of what is considered reasonable or necessary for medical treatment can sometimes be a challenge, consult with your local primary care physician and legal counsel to further research. Within the first 90 days, Pennsylvania workers are required to be treated with a medical care provider on the employer’s list of designated, qualified physicians. If none of the local physicians on the employers list are qualified to deal with the individual’s injury, the worker is granted permission to visit a local doctor the individual’s discretion. After these first 90 days of medical treatment and consultation have passed, the injured individual can begin seeing a local physician that they chose. Any treatment that is deemed reasonable, necessary, and related to the individual’s work injury is covered by Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation benefits. Some examples include physician visits, hospital stays, physical therapy, chiropractor visits, acupuncture treatments, medication, and assistive devices. Acupuncture is covered under Pennsylvania’s Accident Workers’ Compensation as long as it is deemed medically necessary. Mark Acupuncture cannot determine medical necessity and if there is any question about this subject, please reach out to an independent third-party reviewing organization. We are required to bill your Accident Workers’ Compensation insurance company for you, however you are ultimately responsible for the charges. If your Accident Workers’ Compensation claim is denied for any reason, including lack of medical necessity, you will need to pay us for the services rendered.