Claims Kit

Posting Requirements 23.30.060

The notice must be posted and kept on the premises of the employer (or on the premises where the employer's operations are being carried out) in three conspicuous places: at the office of the employer, at the mess house or boarding house if there is one, and in some conspicuous place on the premises or works. The notice must be substantially in the form described in the statute, and the signature must be witnessed by two witnesses.

An employer is conclusively presumed to have elected to pay compensation directly to employees until notice is posted.

Employer's Notice of Insurance

Physician Selection  23.30.095

The injured employee may designate a licensed physician to provide all medical and related benefits when medical care is required. The employee may not make more than one change in the employee's choice of attending physician without the written consent of the employer. Referral to a specialist by the employee's attending physician is not considered a change in physicians. Upon procuring the services of a physician, the injured employee must give proper notification of the selection to the employer within a reasonable time after first being treated. Notice of a change in the attending physician must be given before the change.

Reporting of Claim by Employer  23.30.070

Within 10 days from the date the employer has knowledge of an injury or death or from the date the employer has knowledge of a disease or infection--alleged by the employee or on behalf of the employee to have arisen out of and in the course of the employment--the employer must file with the division a Report of Occupational Injury or Illness

Insured employers must report all injuries to the insurer’s claims administrator who then files the report of injury with the Alaska Division of Workers’ Compensation. Uninsured employers are personally responsible for filing the required report of injury to the division. Injured employees may also file their own reports of injury when employers fail or refuse to do so.

Report Of Occupational Injury Or Illness. 

Penalties for Late Reporting  23.30.070

Failure to file the Report Of Occupational Injury Or Illness within 10 days from the employer's knowledge of an injury or death--or from the date the employer has knowledge of a disease or infection--may subject the employer and/or the insurer to a penalty equal to 20% of the amount of compensation due to the injured worker. The Statute of Limitations does not begin to run until the report is filed.