(a) At his option, the injured employee may refuse the medical and surgical aid or hospital and nursing service provided by his employer and obtain the same at his own expense.(b) If it appears to the administrative law judge that an injured employee has refused to accept and failed to obtain reasonable medical and surgical aid or hospital and nursing service, all rights of compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall be suspended during such refusal and failure.(P.A. 91-32, S. 13, 41; P.A. 21-18, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 21-18, 'commissioner' was changed editorially by the Revisors to 'administrative law judge' in Subsec. (b), effective October 1, 2021.Cited. 228 C. 1.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 31-294e
Connecticut Title 31 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_568.htm#sec_31-294e· Version 2026