4844GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 7 October 2022

4844 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 7 October 2022 • proposed management plan including —

1. the proposed work and functional goals and estimated timeframe in weeks;
2. description and number of proposed treatment methods;
3. the number of weeks during which treatment is to be conducted;
4. the injured worker’s expected fitness for work at the end of the management plan;
5. other comments or recommendations (including barriers to recovery where relevant). A maximum combined total of 3 Treatment Management Plans or reports (PR001) permitted without prior approval from insurer. Additional Treatment Management Plans require prior approval from insurer. PT001 Travel Travel when the most appropriate management of the patient requires the provider to travel away from their normal practice. The insurer must provide pre-approval for travel in excess of 1 hour. If services are provided to more than 1 worker before leaving a venue, the fee for the journey is to be apportioned equally between workers. PQ001 Case Conferences Face-to-face or telephone communication involving the physiotherapist with 1 or more of the following — per • doctor, employer, insurer/claims manager, rehabilitation providers and worker. The aim of the case conference is to plan, implement, manage or review treatment options and/or rehabilitation plan.

7 October 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4845 PK001 Communication Any required oral communication by the physiotherapist with a medical specialist, medical practitioner, employer, insurer or vocational rehabilitation provider (other than a courtesy communication with the medical practitioner) relating to the treatment or rehabilitation of a specific worker. per The physiotherapist must keep a written record of the details of the communication, including its date, time and duration. Maximum duration per communication is 30 minutes. Maximum cumulative duration of communications per claim is 1 hour. When the maximum cumulative duration has been reached, prior approval from insurer for a minimum of 5 blocks of 6 minutes is PS001 Specific Physiotherapy Assessment — prior approval from insurer required Includes specific types of assessments not classified elsewhere in these scales required by the insurer which physiotherapists may undertake (e.g. diagnostic ultrasound imaging, Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs), seating and wheelchair assessments). PW001 Specific Physiotherapy Intervention — prior approval from insurer required Includes treatments not classified elsewhere in these scales required by the insurer which physiotherapists may undertake (e.g. treatment of severe multiple area trauma, burns, neurologically injured patients and patients with severe spinal injuries, ergonomic corrections of workplace, specialised real-time ultrasound imaging, short consultations). of Note for this Part: