What should happen if a worker's injury status changes to fully healed?

When a worker's injury status changes to fully healed, the appropriate action is to process the claim closure. In the context of workers' compensation in Connecticut, when an injured worker has fully recovered and no longer requires medical treatment or wage loss benefits, it signifies that the claim has reached its conclusion. This allows the insurance carrier and the relevant workers' compensation board to finalize the case, ensuring that all claims are closed properly and that benefits are not paid longer than necessary.

Continuing medical treatment or wage loss benefits in a situation where the worker is fully healed would not align with the principles of workers' compensation, which aim to support employees during their recovery and not after complete healing. Reopening a claim would also be inappropriate if the injury has been resolved, as this indicates that the specific medical issue has been addressed and no further claims or payments are warranted. Thus, processing the claim closure is the most logical and correct course of action in this scenario.