Policy No. Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

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1 A Policy Manual Subject Index NOTE: In general, this Index refers readers to the Policy pertaining to a given subject. Occasionally, however, the Index refers the reader to section(s) of the Act -- this usually occurs when there is no Policy on the subject in question. Policy No. AIEL (see amended interim earnings loss) access to information, employers accident reporting by employer R penalties accommodation of work or workplace (see re-employment) adjudication, continuing claims adjudication protocol, multiple chemical sensitivity/environmental illness R amended interim earnings loss (AIEL) Canada Pension Plan benefits calculation of awards commutation of awards duration of benefits effective date eligibility , permanent partial disability awards pre-accident earnings , principles post-accident earnings , 7.3.9, retirement age annuities amount of reserve apportionment re survivor pension commutation death of annuitant after eligibility for payment death of annuitant before eligibility for payment interest applied to annuity account payment at age periodic payment of reporting of accounts survivor benefits , 3.6.7, transitional benefits appeals (see internal appeals) apportionment of benefits R1 apportionment of claim costs concurrent employment cost relief for overpayments effective date learners rehabilitation program workers under asbestos workers , , assessments, unpaid or overdue R attendance, vocational rehabilitation programs attendant allowance R Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

2 automatic assumption fee schedule processing A, 1.2.1R autopsy reports, pneumonoconiosis B back injuries R backdating employer coverage R benefit of the doubt... Act, s. 187 benefits, apportionment of R benefits payable, maximum , beyond worker's control R, burial expenses C CPP (see Canada Pension Plan) calculation of awards amended interim earnings loss extended earnings replacement benefit R1 permanent impairment benefit R temporary earnings replacement benefit R, 3.2.2R1 Canada Pension Plan, access to information Canada Pension Plan benefits, amended interim earnings loss cancer larynx lung , 1.2.9, , carpal tunnel syndrome R chemonucleolysis children, dependant , chronic pain (See Functional Restoration Program) Eligibility Criteria and Compensation related to chronic pain R claims processing R, classification of employer R1 clothing allowance R2 coke ovens , collateral benefits calculation of allowable general payments considered to be reduction of ERB due to Section collective agreements, re-employment commutation amended interim earnings loss awards annuities extended earnings replacement benefits pensions R permanent impairment benefits complaints about Board employees performance R Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

3 concurrent employment R2 conditional surcharge refund program continuous coverage R D date of injury, re-employment death benefit death of annuitant after eligibility for payment before eligibility for payment death of worker awaiting compensation payable... Act, s.79 death of worker receiving compensation death of worker who has permanent impairment rating of 100%... Act, s.36 deductible (see waiting period) demerits, experience rating R4 dependent-child benefit documentation, post-accident earnings, amended interim earnings loss double doctoring duration of benefits amended interim earnings loss earnings replacement permanent impairment survivors' R duties of employers, accident reporting R E EERB (see extended earnings replacement benefit) EPEA (see estimated potential earnings ability) ERB (see earnings replacement benefit) earnings maximum assessable and/or insurable R pre-loss of earnings R2, 3.1.2R profiles R2, 3.1.2R earnings replacement benefit (ERB), duration of employer access to information assessment adjustments R1, accounts, write-offs classification of , coverage, backdating R coverage, general R coverage, re-employment R coverage, special protection experience rating (see experience rating) non-registered R1 obligation to re-employ , rate setting (see rate setting) environmental illness R essential duties (see re-employment) Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

4 estimated potential earnings ability (EPEA) reasonably available employment suitable employment wage rate epidural analgesia R expenses accommodation R10 attendant clothing R2 eyeglasses R meals R10 personal items taxi R10 tools and equipment, vocational rehabilitation travel R10 experience rating costs excluded R2 data used R1 fatal claim costs R2 general R1 merits and demerits R2 participation R1 extended earnings replacement benefit (EERB) calculation of R1 commutation review R1 transitional benefits eyeglasses R F failure to re-employ, employer (see re-employment) failure to register with Board, employer (see penalties) fatal claims, benefits (see survivor benefits) experience rating R2 rate setting R files access to information photocopying of fire fighters coverage off-duty volunteer firm classification, multiple , former Act pensions foundry workers fraud R Functional Restoration Program appeal structure R Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

5 consideration after 12 months date of injury normal recovery times R multi-faceted pain services, criteria pain targeted services R program costs G general entitlement, occupational disease recognition general entitlement generic drug substitutes, reimbursement for R gross earnings, calculation of R2 guidelines for assessment of permanent medical impairment R2 H health care services chemonucleolysis epidural analgesia and paravertebral blocks R Functional Restoration Program R, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.7R general R home breathing machines home oxygen therapy , Medical Aid General Principles pain clinic hearing loss R1, 1.2.5AR hearing officer appeal and referral to R1 reconsideration of decision R1 hearing participants, internal appeals R hierarchy of objectives, vocational rehabilitation home breathing machines R home oxygen therapy R home oxygen therapy, portable R hospital admissions, semi-private room I implementation of Appeal Board decisions where PMI is not measurable incarceration, benefits payable during... Act, s. 78(1) indexing pre-accident earnings, amended interim earnings loss industrial disease (see occupational disease) industrial hearing loss R1, 1.2.5AR, 1.2.6R industrial noise levels R interest, payment of on transitional benefits internal appeals Functional Restoration Program R Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

6 hearing officer R2 interim awards medical review commission overpayments R participants R reconsideration (s.185) R1 reconsideration (s.196) R re-employment R referral to Chair interruption of treatment, medical R interruption of program, vocational rehabilitation irregular earnings R2 J-K job search programs, vocational rehabilitation L Labour Standards Code, re-employment laryngeal cancer, asbestos and nickel workers lead poisoning R learner, earnings profile R2 less than three workers, employer R loss of wages , 3.2.3R lung cancer asbestos workers coke oven workers foundry workers M maximum benefits payable , maximum insurable and/or assessable earnings R maximum rate change, experience rating R medical review commission medical aid (see health care services) merits, experience rating R2 mesothelioma, asbestos workers misrepresentation R multiple chemical sensitivity R multiple classification, ineligible firms multiple classification of firm multiple spouses, death of worker N net earnings, calculation of R Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

7 new worker, earnings profile R2 nickel workers noise levels, workplace R non-cooperation, vocational rehabilitation non-participation, vocational rehabilitation non-registered employers R1 notice of appeal (internal) R1 O occupational disease automatic assumption, guidelines R carpal tunnel syndrome R hearing loss R1, 1.2.5AR, 1.2.6R laryngeal cancer lead poisoning R loss of lung function, coal miners R lung cancer , 1.2.9, mesothelioma pneumonoconiosis R, ongoing claims, processing other dependants, survivor benefits overdue assessments R overpayments appeal of R recovery of R oxygen therapy oxygen therapy, portable P PIB (see permanent impairment benefit) PPD (see permanent partial disability) pain clinic R paravertebral blocks R participation rate, experience rating R1 payment of annuity at age periodic payroll estimates overestimation, credits underestimation, interest R1 payroll statement, late submission of R1 penalties, employer accident reporting R failure to re-employ , failure to register with Board R1 late submission of payroll statement R1 Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

8 unpaid or overdue assessments R pensions, commutation R pensions, former Act pensions, survivor R, permanent disability permanent impairment benefit (PIB) calculation of R commutation of duration of review of R2 transitional benefits permanent impairment rating schedule R2 permanent medical impairment (PMI) implementation of Appeal Board decision where PMI not measurable permanent partial disability awards (PPD) amended interim earnings loss awards under former Act personal items, damage or loss of photocopying, client's files pneumonoconiosis autopsies processing claims R police, coverage off-duty policy changes, retroactivity R post-accident earnings, amended interim earnings loss , pre-accident earnings, amended interim earnings loss , prescriptions, double doctoring prison, worker in... Act, s. 78(1) procurement policy R Q quality of service R R rate setting, employers basic rates, transition of R1 costs excluded R data used R1 fatal claim costs R general R1 rate groups R1 re-employment abilities of worker , accommodation of work or workplace appeals appropriate cases Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

9 collective agreements date of injury, determination of employer coverage R employer defences employment offered , essential duties established hiring practices failure to re-employ Labour Standards Code obligations of employer , 5.2.2, 5.2.4, order of Board to re-employ penalties , recurrences during re-employment period suitable work termination within re-employment period time limits re obligation to re-employ worker eligibility reasonably available employment recalculation of long term benefits, s. 228 annuities combining permanent benefits duration of benefits indexing post-accident earnings pre-accident earnings principles suitable employment, determination of recalculation, survivor benefits reconsideration Act, s R1 Act, s R of final decision of Board R1 recovery of overpayments R recovery times, normal recurrence of compensable injury recurrence during re-employment period recurrence, gross earnings to be used R recurrence, of back injury R referral to vocational rehabilitation relocation assistance, vocational rehabilitation request for reconsideration R respiratory system , 1.2.9, , , 2.2.6, retirement age, amended interim earnings loss retraining programs, vocational rehabilitation retroactivity of policy changes R review extended earnings replacement benefit R1 permanent impairment benefit R S seasonal workers, earnings profile R2 second opinion, spinal fusion R, Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

10 self-employment R2 special protection, employer spinal fusion, second opinion R, spousal pension R, standing in place of parent stress... Act, s. 2(a) suitable employment , supplementary benefits R4 survivor benefits annuities , 3.6.7, 6.2.8R burial expenses death benefit dependent-child duration R former Act R other dependants recalculation spousal pension R, standing in place of parent survivor pension R, transportation of body T TERB (see temporary earnings replacement benefit) temporary earnings replacement benefit (TERB) calculation of R examination or treatment, Board arranged R waiting period R1 temporary earnings replacement benefit, transitional benefits termination of employment during re-employment period textbooks, use of as evidence transitional benefits payment of interest on permanent disability temporary earnings replacement benefit transportation of body travel expenses R10 U Unemployment Insurance benefits, amended interim earnings loss uncollectible employer accounts, write-off unpaid assessments R V VR (see vocational rehabilitation) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) attendance in training programs eligibility R Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,

11 extent of services R hierarchy of objectives job search program non-participation non-cooperation plans relocation assistance tools and equipment training programs travel expenses R11 workplace modification volunteer fire fighters W waiting period, temporary earnings replacement benefit R1 worker under 30, earnings profile R2 workplace modification re-employment vocational rehabilitation write-off, uncollectible employer accounts R X-Z Policy Manual Subject Index July 10,