Test Your Knowledge of Practice Accidents & Workers' Compensation Coverage

The AVMA Trust has developed a short quiz for practice owners and managers to test their knowledge of common practice accidents and workers' compensation coverage.

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* 1. Please provide your contact information.

Name

Company

Email Address

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* 2. When gauging the true cost of practice accidents, managers need to aware of indirect – or soft – costs. What are some examples of soft costs?

Medical expenses

Increases in workers' compensation policy premiums

Physical and mental stress, overtime and replacement costs, and missed work

All of the above

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* 3. How does workers’ compensation insurance through the AVMA Trust protect the practice from financial hardship in the event that an employee is injured on the job?

It waives the employee’s right to sue their employer for negligence

It limits the cost of accidents and injuries

It helps get workers back on their feet as soon as possible, mitigating potential overtime and new employee onboarding costs

All of the above

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* 4. What are the three most common types of workers' compensation claims that happen in a practice setting?

Slips & falls, exposure to toxins & chemicals, auto collisions

Contact & exposure to animal attacks, strains & sprains, pinned by animal and/or machinery

Strains & sprains, contact & exposure to animal attacks, auto collisions

Accidents almost never happen in veterinary practices

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* 5. What are the three most expensive types of workers' compensation claims that happen in a practice setting?

Auto collisions, slips & falls, exposure to toxins & chemicals

Pinned by animals and/or machinery, slips & falls, contact & exposure to animal attacks

Strains & sprains, slips & falls, exposure to toxins and chemicals

Contact & exposure to animal attacks, strains & sprains, slips & falls

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* 6. Does your current workers' compensation policy provide coverage for students and volunteers?
Volunteer coverage is not available in CT, MA, NJ, TX, WI, and the District of Columbia

Yes

Unsure

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* 7. Does your current workers’ compensation policy protect your client relationships by not seeking to recover damages when their animals injure an employee?

Yes

Unsure

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* 8. Do you have access to complimentary veterinary-specific safety consulting and resources with your current insurance provider?

Yes

Unsure

Test Your Knowledge of Practice Accidents & Workers' Compensation Coverage

Question Title

* 1. Please provide your contact information.

Question Title

* 2. When gauging the true cost of practice accidents, managers need to aware of indirect – or soft – costs. What are some examples of soft costs?

Question Title

* 3. How does workers’ compensation insurance through the AVMA Trust protect the practice from financial hardship in the event that an employee is injured on the job?

Question Title

* 4. What are the three most common types of workers' compensation claims that happen in a practice setting?

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* 5. What are the three most expensive types of workers' compensation claims that happen in a practice setting?

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* 6. Does your current workers' compensation policy provide coverage for students and volunteers? Volunteer coverage is not available in CT, MA, NJ, TX, WI, and the District of Columbia

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* 7. Does your current workers’ compensation policy protect your client relationships by not seeking to recover damages when their animals injure an employee?

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* 8. Do you have access to complimentary veterinary-specific safety consulting and resources with your current insurance provider?

* 6. Does your current workers' compensation policy provide coverage for students and volunteers?
Volunteer coverage is not available in CT, MA, NJ, TX, WI, and the District of Columbia