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=== PWD benefits === | === PWD benefits === | ||
#Ask a | #Ask a Ministry worker for an <span class="noglossary">application</span> for PWD benefits. | ||
#Complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span> carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an ''assessor'' to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practitioner. | #Complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span> carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an ''assessor'' to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practitioner. | ||
#Mail your <span class="noglossary">application</span> to the address on the <span class="noglossary">application</span>. | #Mail your <span class="noglossary">application</span> to the address on the <span class="noglossary">application</span>. | ||
=== PPMB benefits === | === PPMB benefits === | ||
#Tell a | #Tell a Ministry worker you want to apply for PPMB benefits. He or she will do an assessment of your non-medical barriers to employment (e.g., lack of education, literacy or work history) and give you a medical report form for your doctor to complete. | ||
#Your doctor must complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span>, including details about why your medical condition stops you from looking for, accepting or continuing to work. | #Your doctor must complete the <span class="noglossary">application</span>, including details about why your medical condition stops you from looking for, accepting or continuing to work. | ||
#Get the completed medical report form from your doctor and take it to your worker. | #Get the completed medical report form from your doctor and take it to your worker. | ||