300-5 Worker's Compensation Flashcards

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Employees who are injured or potentially exposed to a communicable disease while in the course and scope of employment with the COH shall:

Immediately notify or arrange for the notification of a supervisor. This shall be done, if physically possible, no later than ______ following the time of the injury or exposure.

A

24 hours

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Employees who are injured or potentially exposed to a communicable disease while in the course and scope of employment with the COH shall:

Seek immediate medical attention if necessary and avoid any activity that may aggravate the injury. Employees shall seek medical attention from a treating physician who __________patients. Failure to treat with an approved treating physician may make the employee ineligible for benefits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.

A

accepts workers’ compensation

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Employees who are injured or potentially exposed to a communicable disease while in the course and scope of employment with the COH shall:

_________ the COH On the Job Injury Reference Sheet with a supervisor, if physically possible. Employees shall follow the rules and procedures listed on this form.

A

Review, initial, and sign

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Employees who are injured or potentially exposed to a communicable disease while in the course and scope of employment with the COH shall:

Employees who have potentially been exposed to a communicable disease shall also submit to baseline blood tests within _______ following the exposure to a communicable disease.

A

ten calendar days

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It is the supervisor’s responsibility to ensure all of the initial IOD forms and required workers’ compensation forms and documents are completed and forwarded to the _______ after being made aware of the injury or event, or as soon as practicable.

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HSU within 24 hours

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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Arrange for ____ medical treatment of the employee, if necessary.

A

prompt

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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Advise the employee to seek medical attention from a treating physician that ________. Failure to treat with an approved treating physician may make the employee ineligible for benefits under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.

A

accepts workers’ compensation patients

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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Initiate the process of filing the workers’ compensation claim by completing the
required IOD paperwork. Completely fill out the ____________with the injured employee as soon as possible, but no later than ______ after being made aware of the injury or event.

The City of Houston Accident Report form shall be completed even if ___________.

The _________ (if applicable) shall be documented in the comments section of the form.

A

City of Houston Accident Report form, 24 hours

the employee does not seek medical attention.

HPD incident number

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9
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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Review, with the employee, the COH On the Job Injury Reference Sheet and have the employee initial, sign, and date this form.

Additionally, supervisors shall request for the employee to complete, sign, and date the __________.

If the employee refuses to initial, sign, or date any of the IOD forms, the supervisor shall document _______on each form that the employee refused to acknowledge.

The supervisor shall also have a ______sign and date the form noting the refusal.

A

Authorization for Disclosure of Protected Health Information form

the refusal

witness

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10
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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Report the claim via telephone to the _______ or ________ after being made aware of the injury or event. Obtain a reference number from the CRS and document the number on the City of Houston Accident Report form.

If the supervisor is unable to contact the administrator within 24 hours following the report of injury, the supervisor shall contact ______ for further instructions.

A

TPA’s Claim Reporting Service (CRS) as soon as possible, within 24 hours

HSU

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11
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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Forward a copy of the completed 100 forms to HSU within 24 hours following the report of injury or exposure (for example, via fax or email).

The originals should then also be forwarded to HSU. The originals may be attached to the correspondence that must be sent to HSU within _____ days.

A

15 calendar

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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

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  1. City of Houston Accident Report
  2. COH On the Job Injury Reference Sheet
  3. Rx Card/Rx Pharmacy Network Information Sheet
  4. City of Houston Summary Workability Guidelines E. 0. 1-33 booklet
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13
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Upon being notified of an occupational injury or potential exposure to a communicable disease, a supervisor shall:

Provide the employee information on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), if applicable.

FMLA notice is required whenever an employee reports ____ covered under FMLA guidelines

A

a condition

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14
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Supervisors do not have the authority to authorize medical treatment or benefits.

However, supervisors may inform a treating physician that a claim of occupational injury shall be or has been reported to the ______ and direct the treating physician to the TPA for authorization for treatment.

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COH TPA

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15
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Read

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Section 3 Employees Subsequent Duties

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16
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Supervisors shall ensure that the departmental IOD correspondence is sent to the HSU no later than _____ days following the report of occupational injury.

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15 calendar

17
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The injured employee’s supervisor shall ______ and include ______concerning the incident that resulted in the employee’s injury as well as findings from the investigation of the IOD event.

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write correspondence, pertinent information

18
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______ shall be submitted from both the injured employee and the supervisor for any recurrence of an injury.

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Subsequent correspondence

19
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Supervisors shall forward all _______ to the HSU after they are received from an injured employee.

A

DWC Form-73 forms

20
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No one but the ________ shall forward forms to the TDI or to the TPA.

A

Health Safety Unit (HSU)

21
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Supervisors shall immediately notify the ______ when becoming aware of an injured employee using scheduled or unscheduled leave for vacation.

A

HSU

22
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Supervisors shall maintain contact with injured employees while they are on injury leave either by ______ or ______ .

A

telephone, personal visits

23
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Supervisors shall __________ of any contacts. The purpose of maintaining contact with the injured employee is to determine the employee’s status and to assist in any manner to facilitate recovery and expedite the return to duty.

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document the date, time, and results

24
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Daily contact is not necessary if _______ that the employee shall be absent for a considerable length of time.

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it is obvious from the nature of the injury

25
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Unless otherwise directed by the employee’s division commander, supervisors shall contact an employee on injury leave at a minimum of _______.

A

once a week.

26
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Mid managers shall contact an employee that is on injury leave between _____
and ____ calendar days of the IOD absence. After the initial contact, mid managers shall repeat this process on a weekly basis.
Division

A

the fifth and tenth consecutive

27
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Division commanders shall contact any employee that has been on injury leave for _______ days. After the initial contact, division commanders shall repeat this process every two weeks.

A

30 consecutive calendar

28
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Supervisors shall conduct a scheduled or unscheduled personal visit with any employee who has been on injury leave for 30 consecutive calendar days.

Supervisors shall continue to conduct personal visits with the injured employee at a minimum of once every ______ consecutive calendar days until the employee returns to duty.

A

30

29
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Each supervisor shall report the details, date, and time of each visit to the HSU via email ______ following each visit.

A

within 24 hours

30
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Should a supervisor have reason to believe an injured employee is feigning injury or perpetrating fraud, the supervisor shall immediately cease all communication with the employee, notify the HSU and the , _______ and follow procedures in General Order 200-03, Investigation of Employee Misconduct.

A

IAD/CIO

31
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When an employee is absent for over _______ calendar days for any reason, the employee’s supervisor shall instruct the employee to submit to a drug test immediately upon returning to work (see General Order 300-17, Employee Drug Testing).

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30 consecutive