The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that the mileage reimbursement rate will increase to 54.5 cents in 2018, from 53.5 cents.
Injured workers are entitled to reimbursement for travel for medical attention at the same rate paid to state employees, the commission explained in a statement Wednesday.
The reimbursement rate for state employees is tied to the business mileage rate adopted by the Internal Revenue Service, which increased the rate for 2018.
The new reimbursement rate for injured workers applies for travel occurring on or after Jan. 1.
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