RETURN TO WORK SERVICES - Workers' Compensation Board

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ii. the Worker started employment within two (2) weeks of being discharged
from the planning or implementation phase.
b) If the Worker’s annual pre-accident earnings were greater than the applicable
maximum insurable earnings on the date of accident, the maximum insurable
earnings shall be deemed to be the Worker’s Pre-accident Earnings to
determine if a Placement Wage Incentive is payable.
c) The Contractor shall be eligible to receive a Placement Sustainability
Incentive payment provided that:
i. there is evidence that the Contractor assisted with the employment
placement during Vocational Services; and
ii. the Worker started employment within two (2) weeks of being discharged
from the planning or implementation phase; and
iii. the Worker was not entitled to receive any of the following rate based
benefits from the WCB during a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the
date the Worker returned to work in their placement position:
• TD-01 (Temporary Total Disability Benefits
• VR-01 (Interim Program Allowance Benefits)
• VR-02 (Retraining Allowance)
• VR-04 (Re-Employment Assistance Benefits)
7. The Health Care Services evaluation unit will generate placement wage and
placement sustainability incentive payments [Incentive Invoice (C1022)] on behalf
of the Contractor on a monthly basis.
8. Health Care Services may conduct random audits of the cycle time incentives to
monitor the accuracy of Contractor evaluation data submissions.
9. Any work not expressly contemplated by this Agreement shall require advance
authorization by the Health Care Consultant. If so authorized, all reporting,
payment and evaluation requirements of this Agreement shall apply.
10. The WCB may deny payment of any invoice where the Contractor has failed to
obtain proper approval of Services. Where the WCB denies payment because the
required approval process was not followed by the Contractor, the Contractor shall
not bill the Worker for the same.