Pennsylvania law sections 1755-1757 outline how benefits from workers' compensation and health insurance are coordinated and subrogated, including rules for reimbursement and time limits for claims. Benefits received from other sources reduce the available benefits, and the law specifies the timeframe for filing claims, especially for minors. It also details the rights of the Assigned Claims Plan to recover payments made.
Benefits from workers' compensation and health insurance are subtracted from the total available benefits, unless the law states they are secondary or excess.
Subrogation allows the Assigned Claims Plan or its assignee to recover payments made for benefits, including reimbursements for benefits paid and loss costs.
An eligible claimant must file a claim within four years from the date of the accident, or for minors, within four years after they turn 18.
Yes, minors have four years from their 18th birthday to initiate a claim for benefits they are entitled to under the law.