Ark. Code Ann. § 11-9-509 (2026)
Medical services and supplies — Amounts and time periods
The amounts payable or time periods allowable for authorized medical, hospital, and other services and treatment furnished under §§ 11-9-508 — 11-9-516, unless waived by the employer-respondent or approved by the Workers' Compensation Commission and warranted by the preponderance of the evidence on the basis of the record as a whole, are:
- Six (6) months if the claimant lost no compensable time from work as a result of his or her injury;
- Six (6) months following the return to work by an injured employee who has been receiving authorized medical or hospital or other services or treatment;
- Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) aggregate for all authorized medical, hospital, and other services and treatment, including any amounts paid under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section.
History. Init. Meas. 1948, No. 4, § 11, Acts 1949, p. 1420; Acts 1981, No. 290, § 3; 1983, No. 444, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 81-1311.
Case Notes
Reasonably Necessary Treatment.
“Compensation” includes the furnishing of medicine only to the extent that it is “reasonably necessary” for treatment of the compensable injury. Northwest Tire Serv. v. Evans, 295 Ark. 246, 748 S.W.2d 134 (1988).
Voluntarily Furnishing Services.
The voluntary furnishing of medical services to employee after the six months' period provided by this section constituted a waiver of the requirement of a commission order for the services. Reynolds Metals Co. v. Brumley, 226 Ark. 388, 290 S.W.2d 211 (1956).
Cited: Wilson v. Border Queen Kitchen Cabinet Co., 221 Ark. 580, 254 S.W.2d 682 (Ark. 1953); Downs v. Miller, 224 Ark. 35, 271 S.W.2d 623 (1954); Reynolds Metals Co. v. Brumley, 226 Ark. 388, 290 S.W.2d 211 (1956); McGehee Hatchery Co. v. Gunter, 234 Ark. 113, 350 S.W.2d 608 (1961); Phillips v. Bray, 234 Ark. 190, 351 S.W.2d 147 (1961); Shelby Electric Co. v. Duran, 243 Ark. 344, 419 S.W.2d 798 (Ark. 1967); Garner v. American Can Co., 246 Ark. 746, 440 S.W.2d 210 (1969); Miller v. Everett, 252 Ark. 824, 481 S.W.2d 335 (1972); Aluminum Co. of America v. McClendon, 259 Ark. 675, 535 S.W.2d 832 (1976); Hulvey v. Kellwood Co., 262 Ark. 564, 559 S.W.2d 153 (1977); Mohawk Rubber Co. v. Thompson, 265 Ark. 16, 576 S.W.2d 216 (1979); Alred v. Jackson Atl., Inc., 268 Ark. 695, 595 S.W.2d 249 (1980); Model Laundry & Dry Cleaning v. Simmons, 268 Ark. 770, 596 S.W.2d 337 (Ct. App. 1980); Frank J. Rooney, Inc. v. Pitts, 268 Ark. 911, 597 S.W.2d 120 (Ct. App. 1980); Wise v. Deltic Farm & Timber Co., 269 Ark. 881, 601 S.W.2d 580 (Ct. App. 1980); Franklin County Rd. Dep't v. Nordin, 270 Ark. 177, 603 S.W.2d 477 (1980); Hamrick v. Colson Co., 271 Ark. 740, 610 S.W.2d 281 (1981); Markham v. K-Mart Corp., 4 Ark. App. 310, 630 S.W.2d 550 (1982); Vann v. Dow Chem. Co., 561 F. Supp. 141 (W.D. Ark. 1983); Artex Hydrophonics, Inc. v. Pippin, 8 Ark. App. 200, 649 S.W.2d 845 (1983); Tibbs v. Dixie Bearings, Inc., 9 Ark. App. 150, 654 S.W.2d 588 (1983); Eureka Log Homes v. Mantonya, 28 Ark. App. 180, 772 S.W.2d 365 (1989).