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To avoid creating a QCM record in error, the RTW code should be entered as soon as<br />

possible after an initial wage-loss claim is approved in the TPCUP program or a recurrence<br />

claim is accepted. For example, when an initial wage-loss claim for a closed period is<br />

approved in TPCUP ("first and final payment"), the CE should update the "00" disability<br />

record resulting from the TPCUP action by entering a RTW code <strong>of</strong> FF. This will prevent the<br />

creation <strong>of</strong> an associated QCM record which would then have to be "zeroed out".<br />

(4) Deletion <strong>of</strong> Records. Disability records may be removed using F5 (DELETE). If the<br />

record to be deleted includes a RTW code, the first deletion will remove only the RTW data<br />

and F5 (DELETE) must be selected again to remove the rest <strong>of</strong> the disability record.<br />

b. Claims for Recurrence. The CE should review Form CA-2a in conjunction with the case<br />

record and any existing data in the Disability Tracking System. If the Form CA-2a in fact<br />

represents a recurrence <strong>of</strong> disability, and not a new injury or a duplicate recurrence claim, the CE<br />

should add a disability record to the Disability Tracking System. These steps also apply to any<br />

claim for a new recurrence submitted during the COP period, or received on Form CA-8 instead <strong>of</strong><br />

Form CA-2a.<br />

If necessary, the CE should also update any previous disability record(s) with the appropriate<br />

return to work code(s). After making a decision on the current claim, the CE should update the<br />

status code in the disability record. A new QCM record will be created for each disability record<br />

(again, including those during the COP period) with a status <strong>of</strong> A and a RTW code other than FF, NL<br />

or XX.<br />

The screen includes a column that shows whether a particular recurrence record is associated with<br />

a QCM record. Also, each record in QCM shows the Track Date, which generally corresponds to the<br />

"Disab Date" from the recurrence record (see paragraph 4 below).<br />

c. Leave Buy-Back Claims. Claims for leave repurchase should be entered into the Disability<br />

Tracking System unless they involve only intermittent periods <strong>of</strong> wage loss without ongoing<br />

disability. When a claim for leave buy-back is received after a new injury, the CE should manually<br />

enter a "00" disability record into the Disability Tracking System with an appropriate RTW code at<br />

the same time the claim is entered into the TPCUP program.<br />

d. Wage Loss When No Claim Filed. If no claim for wage loss is filed (e.g., the return to light<br />

duty occurs during the COP period), the CE should enter a "00" disability record with the<br />

appropriate RTW code. The date <strong>of</strong> return to light duty should appear as both the disability date<br />

and the RTW date.<br />

2-0601-4 QCM Tracking System<br />

4. QCM Tracking System. Case Management menu item 35 (Quality Case Management) in the<br />

Sequent system is used to update the QCM status and add all other information for cases handled under<br />

QCM procedures.<br />

If a case has a Disability Tracking record with a status code <strong>of</strong> A and a RTW code other than FF, NL or XX,<br />

the system will create a QCM record and the QCM flag will be set to Y in the case management file (CMF).<br />

The QCM flag will remain Y as long as an active QCM record is associated with the case.<br />

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