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Workers' Compensation Claim Benefits (7:XI) (view source)
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'''Temporary Total Disability''' - worker not working at all: Temporary Wage Loss paid under s 191 | '''Temporary Total Disability''' - worker not working at all: Temporary Wage Loss benefits paid under s 191 of the Act [Former Act, s. 29] (see RSCM II, Policy #34.10); | ||
'''Temporary Partial Disability''' – worker working part-time work at a suitable occupation or deemed suitable occupation and paid | '''Temporary Partial Disability''' – worker working part-time work at a suitable occupation or deemed suitable occupation and paid partial temporary wage loss benefits under s 192 of the Act [Former Act, s. 30] (See RSCM II, Policy #35.10); OR | ||
'''Temporary Disability with Light Duties''' - worker working full time in suitable light duties as per RSCM II Policy #34.11. In this case, the Board usually does not pay the worker any temporary wage loss benefits but the worker’s other benefit entitlement (such as health care) is adjudicated under s 192 of the Act. Policy #34.11 applies to any adjudication of these light duties, including where the worker refuses light duties on the grounds that they are unreasonable. | '''Temporary Disability with Light Duties''' - worker working full time in suitable light duties as per RSCM II Policy #34.11. In this case, the Board usually does not pay the worker any temporary wage loss benefits but the worker’s other benefit entitlement (such as health care) is adjudicated under s 192 of the Act. Policy #34.11 applies to any adjudication of these light duties, including where the worker refuses light duties on the grounds that they are unreasonable. | ||
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A temporary disability ceases when the worker’s medical condition either resolves entirely or is not expected to change significantly in the next 12 months. At this point, the medical condition is said to have “plateaued” and is considered permanent. In either case, the Board ceases to pay further temporary wage loss benefits under ss 191 or 192 | A temporary disability ceases when the worker’s medical condition either resolves entirely or is not expected to change significantly in the next 12 months. At this point, the medical condition is said to have “plateaued” and is considered permanent (see RSCM II, Policy #34.54). In either case, the Board ceases to pay further temporary wage loss benefits under ss. 191 or 192 of the Act [Former Act, s. 29 or 30] at this point. | ||
== E. Health Care Benefits == | == E. Health Care Benefits == | ||