What do we pay for?
Following acceptance of liability, an injured worker may be entitled to compensation payments, in accordance with the relevant legislation. Some of the most common types of payments are:
Payments of weekly compensation
If eligible to claim for loss of earnings, the amount of compensation received in weekly payments is calculated in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act.
Eligibility to claim weekly payments of compensation is dependant on a number of factors including proof of incapacity provided by the injured worker’s treating doctor.
Medical and like expenses
‘Reasonable medical expenses’ include the cost of ambulance, medicines prescribed in relation to the compensable injury, medical or surgical attendance, physiotherapy, chiropractic and hospital treatments and other approved treatments.
Not all medical practitioners and allied health providers charge according to the scheduled workers’ compensation fees. CCI are unable to pay more than the WorkCover WA set amounts for medical fees.
Accommodation and travel costs
If your injured worker needs to be treated away from home, reasonable accommodation and travel costs may be paid in accordance with the rates set by WorkCover WA.
A travel reimbursement form and invoices or receipts must be provided as proof of expenses.
Lump sum payments
The majority of claims conclude when an injured worker returns to work and makes a full recovery; however in some circumstances there may be an entitlement to seek settlement by the payment of a lump sum amount through statutory or common law systems.