Re: WorkSafeBC and your patients with workplace injuries. Authors reply

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 65, No. 2, March 2023, Page 44 Letters
By: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME

Thank you for your query, Dr Moore. You are correct: Form 8 is required if you suspect the worker may be disabled beyond the day of injury or if the claim is for a hernia, back condition, shoulder or knee strain/sprain, occupational disease, or mental disorder. However, if you choose to send in a Form 8 following the worker’s first visit to your office/facility when the above conditions are not met, that form is appreciated and will also be paid. Form 11 is required if your patient’s condition or treatment has changed since the last report or if your patient is ready for a return to work. The intent is that the physician does not feel obligated to send a Form 11 at every follow-up patient encounter. However, we appreciate a form being submitted if there is some change or your patient is not progressing in their recovery.
—Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, RCPSC
Medical Services Manager, WorkSafeBC
—Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME
Medical Services Manager, WorkSafeBC

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