If my father was injured pretty badly in a one car accident while driving a cab, how can we get him therapy?
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If my father was injured pretty badly in a one car accident while driving a cab, how can we get him therapy?
After his stay in the hospital and surgery on his hip, he was told he would need further therapy in order to walk. As soon as he was stable the hospital transferred him to a nursing and rehabilitation facility who was going to attempt to get him on early medicaid (he’s 63). In the mean time he hasn’t had any therapy and the nursing will not do anything for him until they receive some financial compensation. They knew he had no insurance when they accepted him and their plan was to get him on Medicaid. We were told he wouldn’t qualify for workmans comp because he got paid cash.
Asked on December 21, 2011 under Personal Injury, Illinois
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The best way to see if you can get your father into therapy for the injuries that he sustained is to consult with a personal injury attorney or a worker's compensation attorney. Possibly he may be entitled to worker's compensation even if he was being paid cash by the person he was working for. Meaning, your father under the law may be deemed an employee entitled to worker's compensation benefits.
You have not mentioned in whose car your father was injured. Possibly there may be some insurance coverage for medical bills and rehabilitation under the policy for the car for insurance assuming there is insurance for the vehicle.
I would also pursue the Medicaid option by contacting representaitves for this program and filling out all necessary forms to get your father into this program.
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