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Forms
- Employer's Job Description (F252‑040‑000).
- Job Analysis, Temporary (Transitional) or Permanent Work (F252‑036‑000).
- Job Offer Letter (F252‑035‑000).
- VCLOS Checklist Routing Sheet (F252‑027‑000).
- Vocational Services Closing Cover Sheet State Fund (F252‑028‑000).
- Work History form (F252‑029‑000).
Publications
- Attending Doctor's Return-to-Work Desk Reference (F200‑002‑000).
- Employer's Return-to-Work Guide (F200‑003‑000).
- Getting Back to Work: It's Your Job and Your Future (F200‑001‑000).
Find a complete list of vocational forms and publications.
Helpful links
WAC's
WAC 296-19A-050 (www.leg.wa.gov)
What are Early Intervention services?
WAC 296-19A-060 (www.leg.wa.gov)
What reports does the department require when requesting Early Intervention services?
1 (a) (b) (c) (d) progress reports
(2) (3) and (4) closing reports.
About Early Intervention
Early Intervention (EI) can help an injured worker return to work.
A job analysis for the job of injury is required to determine if the worker can perform a light-duty job.
A vocational recommendation should indicate whether the employer offered a job.
Definitions of different types of work
Graduated return-to-work - Increasing the number of hours until the worker is back up to the work pattern at the time of injury.
Transitional return-to-work - A temporary job where the worker is expected to be able to go back to the job of injury during early intervention.
Light-duty work - A job with less physical demands than the time of injury job.
Temporary work - A job that isn't ongoing.
Extension of the early intervention fee cap
A provider may request an extension of an Early Intervention (EI) fee cap when one of the following circumstances exists:
- Graduated return-to-work (GRTW).
- Work hardening (WH).
To request a fee cap extension, a vocational provider needs:
- A job offer from the employer of record.
- Medical approval for the program.
- Program start and end dates.
The program is limited to 20 hours of professional costs and is only allowed one time per claim. The extension cannot exceed:
- 12 weeks duration for GRTW.
- 4 to 6 weeks for WH.
To bill the extension, vocational provider needs prior authorization by the claim manager. The extension doesn't create a new referral. Regular early intervention codes end when the extension is approved. The codes for the extension are:
- 0802V - Vocational rehabilitation counselors.
- 0803V - Interns.
Under RCW 51.32.090 (www.leg.wa.gov), employers may use a job description to offer light duty work when a vocational referral hasn't been made.
