6.2.3 Relationship Between Medical and Disability Benefits

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

. An employee’s entitlement to medical benefits is “separate and independent from any monetary compensation to which an employee may be entitled.’’^[17] An employee is entitled to coverage of all medical care reasonably required even though the injury may not adversely affect his or her earning capacity.^[18]

The reverse is also true. An employee’s entitlement to disability benefits is not necessarily jeopardized by his or her receipt of medical care that is not a covered industrial expense. For example, in...