All employees should be encourages to report any injury immediately to their supervisor. Failure to file a First Report of Injury within seven (7) days can result in a $1,000.00 fine for each 
late filing.
Steps to Filing Workers Compensation
- Complete a First Report of Injury to Risk Management or our workers' compensation carrier within seven (7) days of first knowledge of injury.
- Employee must sign the First Report of Injury form. *
- Immediate supervisor should call CorVel at 1-800-704-2433 - a nurse will direct the medical care to the preferred provider.
* If employee is unavailable to sign his/her name on the First Report of Injury; type in "employee unavailable for signature" and send form to Risk Management.
Worker's Compensation Pharmacy Program
Beginning January 1, 2010, Polk County Board of County Commissioners will be administering their workers’ compensation prescriptions through myMatrixx, instead of CorVel.
If an employee has an on the job injury, that requires medical care, please print this prescription information, so the employee may take it with them to the pharmacy, when filling their initial workers’ compensation prescriptions. The injured employee will receive a permanent prescription card, specific to their injury, within 3 to 5 business days.
REMEMBER –CONTINUE TO CALL CORVEL 1-800-704-2433, FOR REPORTING A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INJURY/ACCIDENT REQUIRING MEDICAL CARE.
You may also find a copy of this prescription information in the Wellness Center.
Have Questions?
If you have any questions, please call Shirley Summers at 534-5268 or Janice Morgan at 534-5269.