(a) An injured employee claiming to be entitled to compensation shall submit to such physical examination and treatment by another qualified physician, designated or approved by the Workers' Compensation Commission, as the commission may require from time to time if reasonable and necessary.
(b) The places of examination and treatment shall be reasonably convenient for the employee.
(c) Such physician as the employee, employer, or insurance carrier may select and pay for may participate in the examination if the employee, employer, or insurance carrier so requests.
(d) In cases where the commission directs examination or treatment, proceedings shall be suspended, and no compensation shall be payable for any period during which the employee refuses to submit to examination and treatment or otherwise obstructs the examination or treatment.
(e) Failure of the employee to obey the order of the commission in respect to examination or treatment for a period of one (1) year from the date of suspension of compensation shall bar the right of the claimant to further compensation in respect to the injury.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 9 - Workers' Compensation
Subchapter 5 - Accidental Injury or Death
§ 11-9-501. Limitations on compensation — Death and disability
§ 11-9-502. Limitations on compensation — Exceptions
§ 11-9-503. Violation of safety provisions
§ 11-9-504. Additional compensation — Illegally employed minor
§ 11-9-505. Additional compensation — Rehabilitation
§ 11-9-506. Limitations on compensation — Recipients of unemployment benefits
§ 11-9-507. Special project to improve safety
§ 11-9-508. Medical services and supplies — Liability of employer — Definition
§ 11-9-509. Medical services and supplies — Amounts and time periods
§ 11-9-510. Medical services and supplies — Contest of liability
§ 11-9-511. Medical services and supplies — Physical examination
§ 11-9-512. Medical services and supplies — Refusal to submit to operation
§ 11-9-513. Medical services and supplies — Approval of charges
§ 11-9-514. Medical services and supplies — Change of physician
§ 11-9-515. Medical services and supplies — Spiritual treatment
§ 11-9-516. Medical services and supplies — Information furnished by provider
§ 11-9-517. Medical services and supplies — Rules
§ 11-9-518. Weekly wages as basis for compensation
§ 11-9-519. Compensation for disability — Total disability
§ 11-9-520. Compensation for disability — Temporary partial disability
§ 11-9-521. Compensation for disability — Scheduled permanent injuries
§ 11-9-522. Compensation for disability — Unscheduled permanent partial disability
§ 11-9-523. Compensation for disability — Hernia
§ 11-9-524. Compensation for disability — Disfigurement
§ 11-9-525. Compensation for disability — Second injuries
§ 11-9-526. Compensation for disability — Refusal of employee to accept employment