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Optometrists and WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC doesn't currently have a formal agreement with optometrists. However, optometrists may be authorized to render health care. When a worker in B.C. suffers an injury as a result of a workplace accident, WorkSafeBC pays the cost of appropriate treatment, according to the fee schedule agreed to between WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Association of Optometrists.
To verify the status of a claim:
Phone the WorkSafeBC Claims Call Centre to determine if a claim has been submitted and accepted.
Fee schedule
To bill WorkSafeBC for your services, include only those fee items outlined in the following fee schedule (PDF 38kb).
This invoice must be faxed within 90 days to 604 276-3195 or toll-free 1 888 922-3299, or mailed to:
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WorkSafeBC
PO Box 99460 Stn Main
Richmond, B.C.
V6X 8V6
Please include the following fields on your invoice:
- Service recipient’s last name
- Service recipient’s first name
- Service recipient’s birth date
- PHN, if available
- Date of injury
- Claim number
- Payee number
- Payee name
- Payee postal code
- Invoice number
- Invoice date
- Fee code
- Fee description
- Service date
- Line item amount
- Invoice total amount
Reports
Reports are to be sent to WorkSafeBC by fax at 604 276-3195 or toll-free 1 888 922-3299.
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