Assessment, progress and discharge reports for hospital-based physiotherapy, hand clinic and OT services.
- Completed by
- Hospital physiotherapists, hand therapists and occupational therapists
- Issued by
- WCB-Alberta
- Format
- Language
- English
WCB Alberta C534: PT Comprehensive Progress Report
This three-page report gives WCB-Alberta a full update on a worker's physiotherapy: symptoms, objective findings, range of motion and strength, any change in diagnosis, interventions used, patient engagement, barriers and return-to-work status. Non-contracted physiotherapists file it at week 4 of treatment (week 8 for fracture or surgery), every three weeks during phase 2, at discharge, and to request a treatment extension.
Who completes it
The treating physiotherapist completes and signs the whole report, including whether the patient agrees with the return-to-work details; other disciplines cannot complete it.
Submitting and payment
- How to submit it
- Non-contracted physiotherapists send the PDF by fax or mail, and extension requests on this report go by fax directly to WCB's physiotherapy consultant. Contracted clinics report through myWCB.
- Who pays
- WCB-Alberta pays progress and discharge reports as fee code RPT02 under its rates for non-contracted physiotherapists, but only when invoiced, since reports are not paid automatically.
Good to know
- While waiting for an extension decision or a return-to-work assessment, treatment can continue as an interim visit once a week for up to four consecutive weeks.
- If no updated authorization arrives within 10 business days of an extension request, WCB-Alberta asks providers to call its contact centre.
- The report asks whether care is in-person, virtual or hybrid, which interventions are used, such as joint mobilization, needling or work conditioning, and whether return to work is expected within 3 weeks.
- Once the worker returns to modified or pre-accident work, the physiotherapist can discharge and provide up to four transitional visits over the following four weeks.
Get the official form
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Physiotherapy services comprehensive progress/discharge report - C534
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Frequently asked questions
How do I request more physiotherapy from WCB Alberta?
Submit a comprehensive progress report with the extension question answered yes, faxed directly to the WCB physiotherapy consultant. Extensions apply when the worker is not fit to work and a return-to-work assessment is not appropriate. Interim visits, at most once a week for up to four weeks, can continue while you wait for a decision.
How often is the comprehensive C534 report required?
Within 2 business days of the end of week 4 of treatment under a standard authorization, or week 8 for fracture and surgery injuries. During phase 2 treatment after the initial authorization, WCB-Alberta requires a comprehensive progress report every three weeks until discharge, then a discharge report once treatment ends.