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RS&CM, Volume I (former policies)

Policies prior to June 30, 2002

Volume I of the Rehabilitation Services & Claims Manual (RS&CM, Volume I) contains the policies on compensation and rehabilitation that apply to injured workers and their dependants whose claims are governed by the law in place immediately before the significant legislative changes that were made on June 30, 2002.

These policies generally apply to claims with a date of injury before June 30, 2002. Policy item #1.03 explains when claims with a date of injury before June 30, 2002, will be administered using the current policies of the RS&CM, Volume II.

RS&CM, Volume I

The RS&CM, Volume I is divided into chapters. You can access each chapter individually, or in a single PDF containing all of the files. Bookmarks/links within the documents will only work if the PDF files are maintained together in one folder/directory. These PDF files can be printed and downloaded.

Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual, Volume I

Complete manual (blank pages have been included for double-sided printing) RSCM Volume I 
Preface
Preface
Table of Contents
Contents
Scope of volume I of this manual (policy item #1.00 - 2.20) Chapter 1
Workers and employers covered by the Act (policy item #3.00 - 8.10) Chapter 2
Compensation for personal injury (policy item #12.00 - 24.00) Chapter 3
Compensation for occupational disease (policy item #25.00 - 32.85) Chapter 4
Wage-loss benefits (policy item #33.00 - 35.40) Chapter 5
Permanent disability awards (policy item #36.00 - 45.61) Chapter 6
Protection of and deductions from benefits (policy item #46.00 - 51.20) Chapter 7
Compensation on the death of a worker (policy item #52.00 - 63.70) Chapter 8
Average earnings (policy item #64.00 - 71.60) Chapter 9
Health care (Items C10-72.00 - C10-84.00) Chapter 10
Vocational rehabilitation services (policy item #85.00 - 91.20) Chapter 11
Claims procedures (policy item #92.00 - 100.83) Chapter 12
Reviews and Appeals (Items C3-100.00 - C3-104.00) Chapter 13
Changing Previous Decisions (Items C14-101.01 - C14-105.01) Chapter 14
Advice and assistance (policy item #109.00 - 109.30) Chapter 15
Third party / out-of-province claims (policy item #110.00 - 112.40) Chapter 16
Charging of claim costs (policy item #113.00 - 115.32) Chapter 17
Index of retired decisions from volumes 1-6 (decisions no. 1-423) of the Workers' Compensation Reporter Appendix 1
Occupational diseases listed in schedule B – #25.21 policy item #6(4) Appendix 2
This appendix has been deleted Appendix 3
Permanent disability evaluation schedule – policy item #39.10 Appendix 4
Formulae for recalculating pensions under section 24 – 42.32 Appendix 5
Maximum fines for committing offences under the Act Appendix 6
This appendix has been deleted Appendix 7
Reference index Reference index

Update package for the RS&CM, Volume I

The update packages include all individual replacement pages required to keep your printed RS&CM, Volume I up to date.



Archived versions of the RS&CM, Volume I are also available.