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care provider as to physical restrictions, objective findings and the
patient’s ability to participate in a RTW program.
The best defense against this type of action is to have an educated
workforce, and the injured worker’s supervisor involved in the pro-cess.
If the injured worker and his or her supervisor know that the
injured worker is to present to the primary care provider the com-pany’s
full commitment to accommodate any and all objective re-strictions,
the medical provider is far more likely to participate fully.
All employees should know that their company will not only coop-erate
with a RTW program, but that they are willing and able to ac-commodate
all restrictions and find accommodated work duties
suited to the individual’s restrictions.
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If, for some reason, the medical provider still will not cooperate
and provide suitable objective restrictions, there are things the in-jured
worker and employer can do. First, think about going to an-other
medical provider. Second, contact the WCB to elicit their
assistance in dealing with the problem. The WCB’s role in any inju-ry
is to facilitate and encourage RTW. They have physicians of their
own who can contact the medical provider directly to further dis-cuss
the issue and elicit their cooperation. Thirdly, contact the ap-propriate
governing body for that particular medical provider and
request that they intervene on your behalf. Often, it is just a lack of
education or the lack of understanding in their particular role with-in
the RTW program.
In any situation where parties involved in a RTW program are not
cooperating with the process, the employer always has a right to ap-peal
to the WCB, and request cost relief so they do not incur exces-sive
charges.
As we should all be aware, delays in RTW and successful transi-tioning
back to the workplace can cause significant and unneces-sary
long-term effects to the injured worker. Excessive charges to an
employer’s WCB account can cause the increase in premiums and
possibly affect their ability to either maintain contracts or bid on
new contracts.
If you have concerns and are not sure you can handle such a situ-ation,
there is help available to assist you or guide you through this
process.
For more information on the advice and ideas in this
article, visit www.injurysolutionscanada.ca.
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