WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 146F
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 146F
146F . Approved medical specialists, designation of
(1) WorkCover WA may,
by order published in the Gazette , designate a person as an approved medical
specialist if the person is a medical practitioner who in WorkCover WA’s
opinion, is sufficiently trained in the use of the WorkCover Guides and
otherwise satisfies criteria for designation as an approved medical specialist
that WorkCover WA for the time being applies.
(2) WorkCover WA is
required to publish in the Gazette the criteria that it applies for deciding
whether a medical practitioner is suitable for designation as an approved
medical specialist.
(3) WorkCover WA may
require an approved medical specialist to enter into a written agreement with
WorkCover WA about the procedures to be followed and the fees to be charged
for, and other matters relating to, the performance of functions as an
approved medical specialist and other matters relevant to the implementation
of this Act.
(4) WorkCover WA may,
by order published in the Gazette , cancel the designation of a person as an
approved medical specialist.
(5) WorkCover WA is
required to monitor assessments for consistency and monitor compliance with
this Act and agreements under subsection (3).
(6) The chief
executive officer is to keep a register identifying persons who have been
designated as approved medical specialists showing —
(a) the
day on which the person was designated; and
(b) if a
person’s designation as an approved medical specialist has been
cancelled, the day on which it was cancelled.
(7) The chief
executive officer is to make the register available for inspection at any
reasonable time by any member of the public.
[Section 146F inserted: No. 42 of 2004 s. 109;
amended: No. 31 of 2011 s. 38.]