Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance
 

 

Rhode Island TDI Policy Statement for
Delineation of Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) vs. Follow-up Care

The RI Temporary Disability Insurance considers it generally inappropriate for a physician to perform an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME)/Independent Insurance Evaluation and to offer or serve as subsequent treating provider for a patient. If a physician who performs an IME is to serve as a treating provider then a sufficient span of time must elapse such that no reasonable individual could conclude a contingent relationship between the IME determination and the decision to pursue subsequent care with the IME physician or the IME physician's practice group.

Note: This TDI IME policy is consistent with the RI Department of Health's as posted on the DOH website at www.health.ri.gov

 


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RI Department of Labor and Training
Temporary Disability Insurance

Phone: (401) 462-8420
Sandra M. Powell, Director