Employee Claim
State of New York - Workers' Compensation Board
THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD EMPLOYS AND SERVES PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION
C-3
Number and Street \
City State \
Zip Code
B. YOUR EMPLOYER(S)
1. Employer when injured:
3. Your work address:
6. List names/addresses of any other employer(s) at the time of your i\
njury/illness:
7. Did you lose time from work at the other employment(s) as a result \
of your injury/illness?
No Yes
Female
A. YOUR INFORMATION (Employee)
1. Name:
3. Mailing address:
4. Social Security Number: 6. Gender: Male
C. YOUR JOB on the date of the injury or illness
1. What was your job title or description?
2. What types of activities did you normally perform at work?__________\
_______________________________________________________
3. Was your job? (check one)
Full Time Part Time Seasonal Volunteer Other:____________________
4. What was your gross pay (before taxes) per pay period? 5. How often were you paid?
Yes
6. Did you receive lodging or tips in addition to your pay? If yes, describe: No
D. YOUR INJURY OR ILLNESS
3. Where did the injury/illness happen? (e.g., 1 Main Street, Pottersvi\
lle, at the front door)
If no, why were you at this location? No Yes
4. Was this your usual work location?
5. What were you doing when you were injured or became ill? (e.g., unlo\
ading a truck, typing a report) _______________________________
WCB Case Number (if you know it):
Fill out this form to apply for workers' compensation benefits because o\
f a work injury
RUZRUNUHODWHGLOOQHVV7\SHRUprint neatly. This form may also be filled out on-line at www.wcb.ny.gov.
Number and Street/PO Box/Apartment No. City \
State Zip Code
7. Will you need a translator if you have to attend a Board hearing? Yes No If yes, for what language?
6. How did the injury/illness happen? (e.g., I tripped over a pipe and \
fell on the floor)
7. Explain fully the nature of your injury/illness; list body parts aff\
ected (e.g., twisted left ankle and cut to forehead):______________________
First MI \
Last
5. Your supervisor's name: 2. Date of Birth: ______/______/______
5. Phone Number: (_____)_______________
2. Phone Number: (_____)_______________
4. Date you were hired: _____/_____/_____
1. Date of injury or date of onset of illness: ______/______/______ AM PM 2. Time of injury:
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No
No
D. YOUR INJURY OR ILLNESS continued
If yes, what? No Yes
8. Was an object (e.g., forklift, hammer, acid) involved in the injur\
y/illness?
9. Was the injury the result of the use or operation of a licensed moto\
r vehicle? If yes,
your vehicle employer's vehicle other vehicle License plate number (if known):
If your vehicle was involved, give name and address of your motor vehic\
le insurance carrier:
10. Have you given your employer (or supervisor) notice of injury/ill\
ness?
in writing orally
If yes, notice was given to: ____________________________________
11. Did anyone see your injury happen? If yes, list names:________________________________________
F. MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY OR ILLNESS
None received (skip to question F-5)
3. Where did you receive your first off site medical treatment for your \
injury/illness?
none received
Doctor's office
Emergency Room
Clinic/Hospital/Urgent Care Hospital Stay over 24 hours
Name and address where you were first treated:
4. Are you still being treated for this injury/illness?
Give the name and address of the doctor(s) treating you for this injur\
y/illness:
5. Do you remember having another injury to the same body part or a simi\
lar illness?
6. Was the previous injury/illness work related? If yes, were you working for the same employer that you work for now?
No Yes
No Yes
Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes
Yes
An individual may sign on behalf of the employee only if he or she is le\
gally authorized to do so and the employee is a minor, mentally incompetent or incapacitated.
I am hereby making a claim for benefits under the Workers' Compensation \
Law. My signature affirms that the information I am providing is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Employee's Signature: Print Name:
On behalf of Employee: Print Name:
If yes, were you treated by a doctor? No Yes If yes, provide the names and addresses of the doctor(s) who treate\
d
you and COMPLETE AND FILE FORM C-3.3 TOGETHER WITH THIS FORM:
Any person who knowingly and with INTENT TO DEFRAUD presents, causes to \
be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it
will be presented to, or by an insurer, or self-insurer, any information\
containing any FALSE MATERIAL STATEMENT or conceals an y
material fact, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CRIME and subject to substantial FIN\
ES AND IMPRISONMENT.
YOUR NAME:________________________________________________ DATE OF INJURY/ILLNESS: ______/______/______
Date notice given: _____/_____/_____
limited duty
E. RETURN TO WORK
1. Did you stop work because of your injury/illness?2. Have you returned to work?
regular duty
3. If you have returned to work, who are you working for now?
Same employer New employer Self employed
4. What is your gross pay (before taxes) per pay period? How often are you paid?
No Yes
No Yes , on what date? _____/_____/_____ , skip to Section \
F.
If yes, on what date? _____/_____/_____
Date: _____/_____/_____ Date: _____/_____/_____
1. What was the date of your first treatment? ______/______/______
2. Were you treated on site?
Yes No
Phone Number: (_____)_______________Phone Number: (_____)_______________
Unknown
First MI \
Last
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I certify to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, formed af\
ter an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that the allegations and other factual matters asserted above have evidentiary support, or are likely to have e\
videntiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigations or discovery.
Signature of Attorney/Representative (if any):
Print Name: Title:
ID No., if any: R Date: _______/_______/_______ If Licensed Representative, License No.:
Expiration Date: _______/_______/_______
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C-3.3 (12-09)
Limited Release of Health Information
(HIPAA)
State of New York - Workers' Compensation Board
C-3.3
WCB Case No. (if you know it):___________________________
To Claimant: If you received treatment for a previous injury to the same body part or for an illness similar to the one descr\
ibed in your current
Claim, fill out this form. This form allows the health care providers yo\
u list below to release health care information about your previous injury/
illness to your employer's workers' compensation insurer. The federal HI\
PAA law (Health Insurance Portability and Accountabilit y Act of 1996)
says you have a right to get a copy of this form. If you do not understa\
nd this form, talk to your legal representative. If you do not have a legal
representative, the Advocate for Injured Workers at the Workers' Compens\
ation Board can help you. Call: 800-580-6665.
To Health Care Provider: A copy of this HIPAA-compliant release allows you to disclose health informati\
on. If you send records to the
employer's workers' compensation insurer in response to this release, al\
so mail copies to the Claimant's legal representative. (If no legal
representative is listed below, send copies to the Claimant.) Health ca\
re providers who release records must follow New York st ate law and
HIPAA.
This release is:
Voluntary. Your health care provider(s) must give you the same care,payment terms, and benefits, whether you sign this form or not.
Limited. It gives your health care provider(s) permission to release only those health records that are related to the previous illness/condition \
you
describe below.
Temporary. It ends when your current claim for compensation is established or disallowed and all appeals are exhausted.
Revocable. You can cancel this release at any time. To cancel, send a letter to the health care provider(s) listed on this form. Also, send a copy \
of your
letter to your employer's workers' compensation insurer and the Workers'\
Compensation Board. Note: You may not cancel this release with respect to
medical records already provided.
For records only. It gives your health care provider(s) listed on this form permission to send copies of your health care records to your employer's\
workers' compensation insurer. This form does NOT allow your health care provider(s)
to release the following types of information:
HIV-related information
Psychotherapy notes
Alcohol/Drug treatment Mental Health treatment (unless you check below)
Verbal information (your health care providers maynot discuss your health care information with anyone)
Any medical records released will become part of your workers' compensa\
tion file and are confidential under the Workers' Compensation Law.
A. YOUR INFORMATION (Claimant)
1. Name:________________________________________________________________\
__ 2. Social Security Number:______-_____-______
3. Mailing Address: ______________________________________________\
___________________________________________________
4. Date of Birth: ______/______/______ 5. Date of the current i\
njury/illness: ______/_______/_______
6. Current injury/illness, including all body parts injured:______\
_______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________\
_________________________________________________
7. Your legal representative's name and address (if any):______\
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________\
__________________________________________________
Check here if you allow your health care provider(s) to release mental health care information.
B. YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER(S) (List all health care providers who treated you for a previous injury to the same body part or similar
illness. If more than 2 providers attach their contact information to t\
his form.)
1. Provider:__________________________________________________________\
________ 2. Phone Number: (______)_______________
3. Mailing Address: _____________________________________________\
____________________________________________________
4. Other provider (if any):____________________________________\
___________________ 5. Phone Number: (______)_______________
6. Mailing Address:______________________________________________\
___________________________________________________
C. READ AND SIGN BELOW. I hereby request that the health care provider(s) listed above give \
my employer's workers' compensation
insurer copies of all health records related to any previous injury/illn\
ess, to all body parts, described above.
_____________________________________________________________\
_______________________________________________
If the claimant is unable to sign, the person signing on his/her behalf must fill out and sign below:
_____________________________________________________________\
_________________________________________________
Claimant's signature (ink only -- use blue ballpoint pen, if possible.)\
Date
Your name Relationship to Claimant \
Signature (ink only -- use blue ballpoint pen, if possible.) Date
Versión en español al reverso de la forma.
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C-3.3 (12-09)
WCB Case No. (if you know it) (Número de caso WCB [si lo sabe])
Divulgación limitada de información sobre la salud
(HIPAA)
Estado de NuevaYork
- Junta de Compensación Obrera (WCB)
C-3.3
Al reclamante: Si usted recibió tratamiento por una lesión anterior en la misma p\
arte del cuerpo o por una enfermedad similar a la que motiva
ahora su reclamación, complete este formulario. Este formulario les p\
ermite a los proveedores de salud que usted señala a continuación divulgar
a la compañía de seguros de compensación obrera de su empleador\
la información sobre su salud relacionada con su lesión/enfermedad
anterior. La Ley federal HIPAA (Ley de portabilidad y responsabilidad d\
el seguro de salud de 1996) establece que usted tiene derecho a recibir
una copia de este formulario. Si no comprende este formulario, hable con\
su representante legal. Si no tiene un representante legal, el
Representante de los obreros lesionados de la Junta de Compensación O\
brera puede ayudarlo. Llame al 800-580-6665.
Al proveedor de salud: Una copia de esta divulgación, redactada según lo que establece la ley HIPAA\
, le permite divulgar información sobre la
salud. Si envía los registros al asegurador de compensación obrera\
del empleador en respuesta a la presente divulgación, también debe enviar
por correo copias al representante legal del reclamante. (Si a continua\
ción no se especifica un representante legal, envíe las copias al
reclamante). Los proveedores de salud que divulgan los registros deben \
cumplir con las leyes del estado de Nueva York y la HIPAA.
Esta divulgación es:
Voluntaria. Su(s) proveedor(es) de salud deben otorgarle la misma
atención, condiciones de pago y beneficios, independientemente de que\
usted firme este formulario o no.
Limitada. Le otorga a su(s) proveedor(es) de salud permiso para divulgar únicamente los registros médicos que se relacionen con la enfermed\
ad/
afección anterior que usted describe a continuación.
Temporal. Termina cuando se otorgue o desestime su actual reclamación
de compensación y se hayan agotado todas las apelaciones.
Revocable. Usted puede cancelar esta divulgación en cualquier momento. Para hacerlo, envíe una carta al (a los) proveedor(es) de salud q\
ue se
indican en este formulario. Además, envíe una copia de su carta a \
la
compañía de seguros de compensación obrera de su empleador y a \
la Junta
de Compensación Obrera. Nota: No podrá cancelar esta divulgación en lo
que se refiere a registros médicos que ya se hayan provisto.
Solamente para registros. Le otorga a su(s) proveedor(es) de salud que se indica(n) en este formulario permiso para enviar copias de sus registr\
os de
salud a la compañía de seguros de compensación obrera de su emp\
leador. Este formulario NO autoriza a su(s) proveedor(es) de
salud a divulgar los siguientes tipos de información:
Información relacionada con el VIH
Notas de terapia psicológica
Tratamientos por abuso de alcohol o drogas Tratamiento de salud mental (a menos que usted lo
indique a continuación)
Información verbal (sus doctores no pueden hablar con nadie sobre su información de salud)
Los registros médicos divulgados se incorporarán a su expediente d\
e compensación obrera y son confidenciales conforme a la
Ley de compensación obrera.
A. YOUR INFORMATION (Claimant) INFORMACIÓN PERSONAL (Reclamante\
)
1. Name (Nombre) \
2. Social Security Number (Número de seguro social)
3. Mailing Address (Dirección postal)
4. Date of Birth (Fecha de nacimiento) \
5. Date of the current injury/illness (Fecha de la lesión/enfermedad actual)
6. Current injury/illness, including all body parts injured (Desc\
ripción de la lesión/enfermedad actual, incluyendo todas las partes del
cuerpo lesionadas)
7. Your legal representative's name and address (if any) (Nom\
bre y dirección de su representante legal [si corresponde])
Check here if you allow your health provider(s) to release mental health care information. (Marque aquí si autoriza a su(s) proveedor(es) de\
salud a divulgar información sobre tratamientos de salud mental.)
B. YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (List all health care providers who treated you for a previous injury to the same body part or similar
illness. If more than 2 providers, attach their contact information to \
this form.
SU(S) PROVEEDOR(ES) DE SALUD (Enumere todos los proveedores de salud que le han tratado por lesiones\
previas a las mismas
areas del cuerpo ó por enfermedades semejantes.Si son más de 2 pro\
veedores, adjunte su información de contacto a este formulario.)
1. Provider (Proveedor de salud) 2. Phone \
Number (N
o de teléfono)
3. Mailing Address (Dirección postal)
4. Other provider (if any) (Otro proveedor [si corresponde]) \
5. Phone Number (N
o de teléfono)
6. Mailing Adress (Dirección postal)
C
. READ AND SIGN BELOW I hereby request that the health care provider(s) listed above give my\
employer's workers' compensation
insurer copies of all health records related to any previous injury/illn\
ess, to all body parts, described above.
LEA Y FIRME A
CONTINUACIÓN. Por la presente solicito que los proveedores de salud aquí enumerados\
le provean al asegurador de compensación
obrera de mi patrono copias de todos los records médicos relacionados\
a cualquier lesión/enfermedad aquí enumeradas.
If the claimant is unable to sign, the person signing on his/her behalf must fill out and sign below: ( Si el reclamante no puede firmar, la
persona que firme el formulario en su nombre y representación debe ll\
enar y firmar a continuación)
Claimant's signature (Firma del reclamante ) use solo tinta - preferib\
lemente azul Date (Fecha)
Your name (Su nombre) Relationship to Claimant (Relación co\
n el reclamante) Signature(Firma) Date(Fecha)
CONTESTA LAS SIGUIENTES PREGUNTAS, EN INGLÉS SI ES POSIBLE, EN LOS ES\
PACIOS PROVISTOS Y FIRMA
AL FRENTE DE LA FORMA.
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C‐3.0 (1‐11)
Instructions for Completing Employee Claim (Form C-3)
Please complete this form and send it to the Workers' Compensation Board centralized mailing address listed at the end of these
instructions. If you need additional help completing this form, contact the Workers' Compensation Board at 1-877-632-4996. You
may also fill this form out online at wcb.ny.gov. If you do not have or know your Workers' Compensation Board Case Number,
please leave this field blank. It is not required to process your claim. Remember to enter your name and the date of your
injury/illness on the top of page two.
Section A - Your Information (Employee):
In Section A, enter your name, address and other requested information.
Note on Item 7: Board hearings are conducted in English. If you need a translator, select Yes and indicate the language needed.
Notification Pursuant to the New York Personal Privacy Protection Law
(Public Officers Law Article 6-A) and the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a).
The Workers' Compensation Board's (Board’s) authority to request that claimants provide personal information, including their
social security number, is derived from the Board’s investigatory authority under Workers' Compensation Law (WCL) § 20, and
its administrative authority under WCL § 142. This information is collected to assist the Board in investigating and administering
claims in the most expedient manner possible and to help it maintain accurate claim records. Providing your social security
number to the Board is voluntary. There is no penalty for failure to provide your social security number on this form; it will not
result in a denial of your claim or a reduction in benefits. The Board will protect the confidentiality of all personal information in
its possession, disclosing it only in furtherance of its official duties and in accordance with applicable state and federal law.
Section B - Your Employer(s): In Section B, enter the name, address, phone number and other information of the employer you were working for at the time of the
injury/illness.
Note: Your employer is the company or agency that issues your paycheck. If you are a contractor at a work site or office, the
staffing agency or vendor who hired you is your employer, not the work site or office where you report to work.
Section C - Your Job on the Date of the Injury or Illness:
In Section C, enter your job title, work activities and pay information.
Section D - Your Injury or Illness:
In Section D, enter your injury or illness information.
Item 1: Enter the date you were injured or the first date you noticed you became ill.
If this is an illness or occupational disease, skip item 2. The date you were injured must be in month/day/year format. The year
should be written as four digits, e.g., 2015.
Item 2: Enter the time when the injury occurred. Check whether it was AM or PM.
Item 3: Indicate the location where the injury/illness occurred, including the address of the building and the physical location in the
building where the injury/illness happened.
Item 4: Check whether this was your normal work location. If it was not, explain why you were at this location.
Item 5: Describe in detail what you were doing at the time of the injury/illness (e.g., unloading boxes from a truck by hand).
This explains the events leading up to the injury.
Item 6: Describe in detail how the injury/illness occurred (e.g., I was lifting a heavy box off a truck). This should include all people
and events involved in the injury/illness.
Item 7: Indicate fully the nature and extent of your injury/illness, including all body parts injured. Be as specific as possible (e.g., I
strained my back trying to lift a heavy box. It hurts to bend over or hold even lighter objects now).
Item 8: Indicate if some object was involved in the accident other than a licensed motor vehicle. Other objects may include a tool
(e.g., hammer), a chemical (e.g., acid), machinery (e.g., forklift or drill press), etc.
Item 9: Indicate if a licensed motor vehicle was involved in the accident. If so, check if the motor vehicle involved was yours, your
employer's, or a third party's. Include the license plate number (if known). If your vehicle was involved, fill out the name and address
of your automobile liability insurance carrier.
Item 10: Check if you gave your employer or supervisor notice of your injury or illness. If so, indicate who you gave notice to as well
as if it was orally or in writing. Include the date you gave notice.
Item 11: Check if anyone else saw the injury happen. If anyone did see it, include their name(s).
Section E - Return to Work:
Item 1: If you stopped working as a result of your work-related injury/illness, check Yes and indicate the date you stopped working.
If you have not stopped working, check No and skip to the next section.
Item 2: If you have since returned to work, check Yes. Also indicate on what date you started working again, as well as if you have
returned to your Normal Duties or if you are on Limited or Restricted Duty. (If you have not returned to your full pre-injury or illness
work duties, then you are on Limited Duty.)
Item 3: If you have returned to work, indicate who you are working for now.
Item 4: Enter your gross pay (before tax pay) per pay period for the job you are working at now. Indicate how often you are
receiving a paycheck (weekly, bi-weekly, etc.).
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Section F - Medical Treatment for This Injury or Illness: Item 1: If you did not receive medical treatment for this injury/illness, check None Received and skip to item 5. Otherwise, enter the
date you first received treatment for this injury/illness and complete the rest of this section.
Item 2: Check if you were first treated on the job for this injury or illness.
Item 3: Check the location where you first received off site medical treatment for your injury or illness. Include the name and
address of the facility as well as the phone number (including area code).
Item 4: If you are still receiving ongoing treatment for the same injury or illness, check Yes and indicate the name and address of
the doctor(s) providing treatment as well as the phone number (including area code); otherwise, check No.
Item 5: If you believe you already had an injury to the same body part or a similar illness, check Yes and indicate if you were treated
by a doctor for this injury or illness. If you were treated by a doctor, indicate the name(s) and address(es) of the doctor(s) whom
provided care and complete and file Form C-3.3 together with this form.
Item 6: If you had a previous injury or illness, check if your previous injury or illness was work-related. If Yes, check if the injury or
illness happened while working for your current employer.
Sign Form C-3 in the place provided for Employee's Signature on page 2, print your name, and enter the date you signed the form.
If a third-party is signing on behalf of the employee, that person should sign on the second signature line. If you have legal
representation, your representative must complete and sign the attorney/representative's certification section on the
bottom of page 2.
What Every Worker Should Do in Case of On-The-Job Injury or Occupational Disease:
1. Immediately tell your employer or supervisor when, where and how you were injured.
2. Secure medical care immediately.
3. Tell your doctor to file medical reports with the Board and with your employer or its insurance carrier.
4. Make out this claim for compensation and send it to the nearest Workers' Compensation Board Office. (See below.) Failure to file
within two years after the date of injury may result in your claim being denied. If you need help in completing this form, telephone or
visit the nearest Workers' Compensation Board Office listed below.
5. Go to all hearings when notified to appear.
6. Go back to work as soon as you are able; compensation is never as high as your wage.
Your Rights:
1. Generally, you are entitled to be treated by a doctor of your choice, provided he/she is authorized by the Board. If your employer
is involved in a preferred provider organization (PPO) arrangement, you must obtain initial treatment from the preferred provider
organization which has been designated to provide health care services for workers' compensation injuries.
2. DO NOT pay your doctor or hospital. Their bills will be paid by the insurance carrier if your case is not disputed. If your case is
disputed, the doctor or hospital must wait for payment until the Board decides your case. In the event you fail to prosecute your case
or the Board decides against you, you will have to pay the doctor or hospital.
3. You are also entitled to be reimbursed for drugs, crutches, or any apparatus properly prescribed by your doctor and for carfares
or other necessary expenses going to and from your doctor's office or the hospital. (Get receipts for such expenses.)
4. You are entitled to compensation if your injury keeps you from work for more than seven days, compels you to work at lower
wages, or results in permanent disability to any part of your body.
5. Compensation is payable directly and without waiting for an award, except when the claim is disputed.
6. Injured workers or dependents of deceased workers may represent themselves in matters before the Board or may retain an
attorney or licensed representative to represent them. If an attorney or licensed representative is retained, his/her fee for legal
services will be reviewed by the Board and if approved will be paid by the employer or insurance company out of any compensation
benefits due. Injured workers or dependents of deceased workers should not directly pay anything to the attorney or licensed
representative representing them in a compensation case.
7. If you need help returning to work, or with family or financial problems because of your injury, contact the Workers' Compensation
Board office nearest you and ask for a rehabilitation counselor or social worker.
This form should be filed by sending directly to the address listed below:
New York State Workers' Compensation Board
Centralized Mailing
PO Box 5205
Binghamton, NY 13902-5205
Customer Service Toll-Free Number: 877-632-4996