LOCAL RULES

Georgia incident report requirements

Your Georgia incident report has 6 rules to meet. ReportDraft puts every one on your checklist and checks your draft before you sign.

  • Form WC-1 Section A to your insurer at once
  • The posted panel of at least six physicians, or your WC/MCO
  • The Bill of Rights posted with the panel
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Georgia employers follow federal OSHA recordkeeping and add the State Board of Workers' Compensation's rules: Section A of Form WC-1 goes to your insurer as soon as you learn of an injury, and a posted panel of physicians and the Board's Bill of Rights tell employees where to get care. Here is each Georgia rule with a link to the Board's rules or guidance, and what a Georgia incident report should record.

Last reviewed October 15, 2026 against the official sources listed below.

Incident reportGEORGIA / SAMPLE

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Company: Northgate Fabrication
Site: 1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date: 10/08/2026, about 2:15pm
Injured: Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
Supervisor: Tom Reilly
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6 Georgia rules on your checklist, including Form WC-1 Section A to your insurer at once.

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Company or organizationNorthgate Fabrication
Site address or location1840 Industrial Pkwy, shipping dock 2
Date of the incidentOct 8, 2026
Employee or person involved (full name)Luis Romero, material handler, warehouse crew
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What Georgia requires

  • Employers complete Section A of Form WC-1, the Employer's First Report of Injury, immediately upon knowledge of an injury and submit it to their insurer; the form must be completely filled out, and a missing valid name or address of the employee, employer or insurer can get the filing rejectedBoard Rule 61 (b) (1) (2026 Rules)
  • The insurer stamps the date it receives the WC-1, completes Section B, C or D, files it with the Board and gives the employee a copy within 21 days of the employer's knowledge of the disability, injury or death; an accepted catastrophic claim is filed within 48 hours; insurers approved by the Board may file the WC-1 by EDI as a First Report of InjuryBoard Rule 61 (b) (1) (2026 Rules) · Board Rule 62 (1) (b) (2026 Rules)
  • To furnish medical care the employer posts a traditional panel of at least six physicians or physician groups reasonably accessible to employees, including an orthopedic physician, no more than two industrial clinics and, where possible, a minority physician, or posts its Board-certified managed care organization; the employee chooses from it and may make one changeBoard Rule 201 (a) (2026 Rules) · SBWC: Workers' Compensation Law FAQs
  • The employer posts the Board's summary of rights, benefits and obligations (the Bill of Rights) in the same place as the panel of physiciansBoard Rule 81.1 (2026 Rules)
  • Employees should report any accident on the job to the employer (boss, foreman or supervisor) immediately; waiting longer than 30 days may cost them their benefitsSBWC: Workers' Compensation Law FAQs
  • The attending physician sends the employer or insurer a Form WC-20(a) medical report within seven days of initial treatment, at discharge, at least every three months, at a return to work and when a permanent partial disability rating is set; the employer or insurer keeps copies and files them with the Board only when the rules requireBoard Rule 61 (b) (13) (2026 Rules)

Form WC-1, at once

As soon as you know of an injury, complete Section A of Form WC-1, the Employer's First Report of Injury, and send it to your insurer. Fill it out completely: a missing name or address for the employee, your business or the insurer can get the filing rejected.

Your insurer stamps the date it received the form, completes the rest, files it with the Board and gives the employee a copy within 21 days of your knowledge of the injury, or within 48 hours of accepting a catastrophic claim.

The posted panel and the Bill of Rights

Post a panel of at least six physicians or physician groups your employees can reach, with an orthopedic physician, no more than two industrial clinics and, where possible, a minority physician, or post your Board-certified managed care organization. The injured employee picks a doctor from it and may make one change. Post the Board's Bill of Rights in the same place.

The employee's report and the medical reports

The Board tells employees to report any accident to their boss, foreman or supervisor immediately, and that waiting more than 30 days may cost them benefits. The treating doctor sends a medical report within seven days of the first treatment and at set points after that.

From field notes to a finished Georgia report

Note the date, time and place, how the accident happened, when the employee reported it, and which doctor they chose from the panel. ReportDraft writes the incident up and keeps fields for the report date, the WC-1 to your insurer and the panel choice.

Common mistakes

  • Holding the WC-1 until lost time builds up.
  • Leaving the insurer's name or address off the WC-1.
  • A panel with fewer than six physicians or no orthopedic physician.
  • No Bill of Rights posted beside the panel.
  • Not recording which panel doctor the employee chose.

Sources

Last reviewed October 15, 2026. Next review due January 15, 2027. This page explains published rules to help you write your report. It is not legal advice; the official text linked above governs.