WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 143C Responsibilities of injury management co-ordinators
WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 143C
Responsibilities of injury management co-ordinators
(1) An injury management co-ordinator is responsible for co-ordinating and overseeing the injury management in respect of the worker assigned to the co-ordinator under section 143B(2) or (3) .(2) An injury management co-ordinator, so far as is reasonably practicable, is to ensure that (a) contact is made with the worker, the employer and the worker's primary treating medical practitioner, as soon as practicable after the worker is assigned to the co-ordinator under section 143B(2) or (3) ; and(b) injury management plans and return-to-work plans in relation to the worker are developed, reviewed, modified, and implemented, as agreed with the worker or determined by the Tribunal; and(c) the work capacity of the worker is regularly reviewed and options for the worker's retraining or redeployment are investigated and arranged; and(d) arrangements are made for the rehabilitation of the worker so that the worker returns to work as soon as is possible and appropriate; and(e) if required, workplace rehabilitation providers are appointed; and(f) the following persons are involved in the management of the worker's injury and return to work:(i) the worker, the worker's employer and the employer's insurer;(ii) the primary treating medical practitioner and other treating medical practitioners; and(g) the following persons are, if necessary or desirable, involved in the injury management of the worker's injury:(i) workplace rehabilitation providers;(ii) the return-to-work co-ordinator;(iii) supervisors and line managers;(iv) allied health professionals; and(h) medical information is collated; and(i) relevant documentation is maintained; and(j) attempts are made to resolve disputes in relation to injury management in respect of the worker, including, if the co-ordinator thinks fit, by arranging or providing informal mediation; and(k) information on injury management is provided to the worker and the worker's employer; and(l) any other duties that are prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph are carried out.