The Subsequent Injury Trust Fund helps both employees and employers when a worker with a disability, injured while on the job, aggravates a pre-existing condition. The fund encourages employeers to hire or retain workers with disabilities and simultaneously works to keep workers' compensation premiums under control.
The fund does not charge membership fees. Any insurance company licensed in Georgia to issue workers' compensation policies or self-insured employer authorized by the State Board of Workers' Compensation is eligible to file a claim for potential reimbursement from the fund.
No. Only self-insurers authorized by the State Board of Workers' Compensation and group self-insurers authorized by the Georgia Department of Insurance are eligible to recover from the fund.
Visit Frequently Asked Questions to find out more about the claims process.