Printing - FECA-PT2 - National Association of Letter Carriers

a. QCM Screen. When the QCM screen is displayed, the QCM record associated with the most
recent accepted period of disability will appear. If more than one accepted period of disability
exists, the CE may select an earlier period.
Below the standard header, the QCM screen is divided into the QCM header and STATUS areas.
The F9 key allows the CE to toggle between these areas. Prompts appear at the bottom of the
screen as the cursor is moved among data fields.
(1) QCM Header. The disability number, initial category, and date appear based on
entries into the Disability Tracking System. The other QCM header fields are as follows:
(a) Track Dt/QCM Start Date. The Track Date usually reflects the "Disab Date" in
the Disability Tracking record associated with the case. However, where the
claimant returns to light duty before creation of the QCM record, the Track Date is
the same as the QCM Start Date.
QCM performance is based on the Track Date. Therefore, where the claimant is
already working in a light-duty job when the case "drops in" to QCM, the time
needed to resolve the case will be measured from the date the case comes under
QCM, not the date the claimant stopped work.
(b) QCM CE. This code reflects the responsible CE (RCE) associated with each
QCM record. The initial entry for this field will come from the CMF when a QCM
record is created. Unless changed manually, this code will remain on the QCM
record even if the RCE code is later changed in the CMF. Likewise, entry of a
different QCM CE code will not affect the RCE code in the CMF. This field may not be
changed on closed QCM cases.
(c) Category Code. No entry of the category code is allowed except to "zero out"
a QCM record. Also, no data entry is allowed on category 0 records except to enter a
comment if desired. The entry of certain status codes will automatically change the
category code, if necessary.
Those status codes with no category code listed may be added as the current status
only if the record is already in category A or B, or if the most recent existing status is
CSA or CPN. (In the latter case the category will be updated without regard to the
existing CSA or CPN status code.)
For status codes with no associated RTW code listed, no updating of the Disability
Tracking system will occur. Also, if a status code associated with a RTW code is later
deleted, the corresponding RTW code in the Disability Tracking system will also be
deleted.
(d) Field Nurse Last Name. Up to 20 characters may be typed in this field.
(e) Tax ID. The field nurse's 9-digit tax identification number should be noted
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