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# Travel Expense Reimbursement in WA L&I Claims

Last Updated September 29, 2024

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## What is L&I Travel Expense Reimbursement?

**Travel expense reimbursement** is a benefit that some injured workers are eligible to receive. The benefit is relatively small and only available in some circumstances.

### When Do You Get L&I Travel Reimbursement?

* Travel to and from IMEs at the department’s or self-insurers request
* Travel to and from vocational services at the department’s or self-insurers request
* Travel to and from the fitting of prosthetic devices
* Travel to and from your medical treatment – **with prior authorization**
* Travel to and from your vocational training – **with prior authorization**

### How Do You Get Workers’ Comp Travel Reimbursement?

* **Travel Reimbursement Request Form** – Your request must be made within one year of the trip and must indicate the date, destination, and reason for travel. [Reimbursement Request](https://www.lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F245-145-000.pdf)
* **Save Receipts**! Receipts are required for all expenses except parking expenses under $10.

### What is a Travel Expense?

* Lodging, food, mileage, taxi, parking, tolls, etc.

### When and How Much Travel Expense Is Reimbursed?

* Travel expenses will be reimbursed at the current Department rate, subject to the Travel Rules below.
* The L&I travel reimbursement rules can be found at [WAC 296-20-1103.](https://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=296-20-1103)
* Reimbursement is based on the current domestic per diem rates. See [Reimbursement Rates for Lodging, Meals, and Vehicle Mileage for current rates](http://www.ofm.wa.gov/policy/10.90a.pdf).
* **IMEs –** The hourly wage at the time of the exam for missed work, meals, hotel expenses, taxi fare, parking costs, and ferry and bridge tolls.
* **Medical treatment and vocational** **training** – With prior authorization for medical treatment or vocational retraining, when a worker must travel more than fifteen miles one-way from the worker’s home to the nearest point of adequate treatment or vocational retraining. Travel expenses will not be paid if a worker seeks treatment with a provider outside the fifteen-mile home radius when adequate treatment is available inside the home area.

### Out-of-State Injured Workers

* Payment for some travel costs may be considered if travel is pre-approved by your claim manager.

### L&I Travel Reimbursement Rules

The L&I travel reimbursement rules are at [WAC 296-20-1103](https://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=296-20-1103) and [L&I Claim Expense Reimbursement](https://lni.wa.gov/claims/for-workers/claim-benefits/expense-reimbursement).

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