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Assessment services
As a registered psychologist, you may be called on to provide these types of assessments:
- A comprehensive psychological or neuropsychological assessment where issues of symptom causality and clinical diagnosis are foremost.
- A comprehensive psychological or neuropsychological assessment that evaluates the extent of residual permanent (psychological) functional impairment. This will occur when the worker has reached maximal medical recovery.
- Guidelines for Assessment Service Providers (PDF 236kb)
- The Psychology Assessment Services Reference Manual (April 2008) (PDF 183kb)
Referral process
- Workers are only referred to providers who are contracted with WorkSafeBC
- To be eligible to provide assessment services, you must be a Registered Psychologists with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia
- To become a contracted provider there is a formal application process. You may obtain the application form at the bid opportunities page titled “Mental Health Providers Needed to Provide Psychological Assessment Services for WorkSafeBC Injured Workers”.
Recent Information Bulletins for WorkSafeBC Assessment Providers
- December 2, 2011-Provider Referral Form (83B107), Adjustment to Injury, and Treatment Extension Authorization Changes (PDF 94kb)
- November 17, 2011- Report Submission (PDF 76kb)
- March 24, 2011 - Contracted Services (PDF 67kb)
- January 28, 2011 - WorkSafeBC’s New Psychology Model (PDF 125kb)
- July 12, 2010 - Invoicing for Psychology Services (PDF 98kb)
- June 16, 2010 - Invoicing for Psychology Services (PDF 25kb)
- April 7, 2010 - New Provider Online Services: Invoice Payment Status (PDF 536kb)
- February 19, 2010 - 515, 513, UM, UL Rejections Update (PDF 23kb)
- February 17, 2010 - Crisis Support Line for Injured Workers (PDF 29kb)
- January 25, 2010 - Update (PDF 25kb)
- January 21, 2010 - WorkSafeBC Payment Update Invoice Rejections with Rejection Codes: 513 and 515 (PDF 26kb)
Most bulletins older than 2009 (e.g. PFI Assessments, Working with Suicidal Claimants, etc.) can be obtained by contacting Health Care Services (see below). For your convenience, here are the most commonly requested ones:
- May 7, 2007 - Psychological Limitations and Restrictions (PDF 92kb)
- June 15, 2007 - Work Impairment and Limitations Associated with Depression (PDF 96kb)
- September 5, 2007 - Work impairment and limitations associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF 103kb)
- Work impairment and limitations associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reference (PDF 120kb)
For more information
For contractual issues, contact WorkSafeBC Health Care Services at 604 232-7787 or toll-free at 1 866 244-6404, local 5424.
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