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Injured Workers
The $2.00 Payroll Deduction
This deduction is used for the workers' compensation personnel assessment fee. It's a tax paid by employers and workers. The revenue generated by the fee is used primarily to fund the operation of the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration.
The deduction should be taken once each quarter from the employer where you were working on the last working day of the quarter. If the deduction is taken more often than once per quarter, it may be an error by your employer. For more information, read Booklet A5. |
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Travel and Mileage Expenses
You are entitled to be paid reasonable amounts for the cost of travel to and from all medical treatment and examinations, if the distance traveled is 15 miles or more each way.
Rates for covered expenses are as follows:
Mileage for travel in a private automobile:
41 cents per mile
Cost of a ticket on any public transportation such as a bus or airplane:
Actual cost
Cost of meals, up to a maximum amount per day;
Actual cost up to $30 maximum for 24 hours
Actual cost of hotel, up to a maximum per night (if the travel takes 2 or more hours each way)
Generally $85 maximum, except $135 maximum if staying in Santa Fe
(If necessary, especially for travel out of state, the maximum may be exceeded to meet the actual expense.)
If you have to travel for medical care, contact your claim representative before the travel. Some companies have special arrangements with certain hotel or motel chains and prefer you to stay there.
Keep exact records of your travel expenses.
Keep all receipts.
Travel expenses do not change automatically from year to year. The travel expenses are set in the WCA Rules, Rule 11.4.3.11 NMAC.
Workbook for Injured Worker
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New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration
2410 Centre Avenue SE :: P.O. Box 27198 :: Albuquerque, NM 87125-7198
Telephone: 505-841-6000 :: In-state Toll Free: 1-800-255-7965
One Team, One Goal: A Better New Mexico for Workers and Employers
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