Provider's report of initial treatment for an industrial injury or occupational disease on a self-insured employer's claim.
- Completed by
- Treating health care provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English
Opens a State Fund workers' compensation claim; the worker and the treating provider each complete a portion at the first visit.
- Completed by
- Health care provider who first treats the work injury (with the worker)
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Communicates the injured worker's work status, physical capacities and restrictions, time-loss certification and treatment plan.
- Completed by
- Attending provider (MD/DO, DC, ND, DPM, ARNP, PA-C, OD, DMD/DDS)
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Fillable PDF
- Language
- English
Asks L&I to reopen a closed industrial injury or occupational disease claim because the accepted condition has objectively worsened.
- Completed by
- Attending provider (with the injured worker)
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English and Spanish
Records the independent medical examiner's estimate of the worker's physical capacities when L&I asks for it as part of an IME.
- Completed by
- L&I-approved independent medical examiner
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Requests claim-manager authorization for services that require prior approval on a State Fund claim.
- Completed by
- Requesting health care provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English and Spanish
Standard report structure L&I expects for an independent medical examination report.
- Completed by
- L&I-approved independent medical examiner
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English
Requests authorization for additional therapy visits beyond the initial allowance.
- Completed by
- Physical, occupational or massage therapist
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Therapist's progress report on functional gains, work status and plan, sent to the attending provider and L&I.
- Completed by
- Physical or occupational therapist
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Fillable PDF
- Language
- English and Spanish
Refers an injured worker for a medical opinion, specialty/surgical consultation, concurrent care, transfer-of-care consultation or closing exam and impairment rating.
- Completed by
- Attending provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Attending provider's referral of an injured worker for physical or occupational therapy with functional goals.
- Completed by
- Attending provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English
Applies for loss of earning power (partial wage replacement) benefits; the attending physician certifies the worker's medical restrictions.
- Completed by
- Attending physician
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Fillable PDF
- Language
- English and Spanish
Notifies L&I that the provider diagnosed an occupational disease or infection and advised the worker of the right and deadline to file a claim.
- Completed by
- Examining medical provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Requests authorization for a prosthetic device for an injured worker.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider / prosthetist
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English and Spanish
Attending provider's referral of an injured worker to L&I's Activity Coaching (graded activity) program.
- Completed by
- Attending provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Requests authorization for hearing aid repairs or purchase of durable medical equipment.
- Completed by
- Hearing aid/audiology provider or DME provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English and Spanish
Structured chart note for providers outside the US treating a Washington injured worker.
- Completed by
- Out-of-country treating provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English and Spanish
Requests prior authorization for medical services by a provider outside the US.
- Completed by
- Out-of-country treating provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- Word document
- Language
- English and Spanish
Worksheet for rating permanent partial disability of the thoraco-lumbar/lumbosacral spine under Washington's category system.
- Completed by
- Attending physician or examiner performing the impairment rating
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Calculates the worker's binaural hearing loss for an occupational hearing loss impairment award.
- Completed by
- Attending doctor/audiology examiner
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Worksheet for rating permanent partial disability of the cervical/cervico-dorsal spine under Washington's category system.
- Completed by
- Attending physician or examiner performing the impairment rating
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Requests coverage of opioids beyond 12 weeks after injury or surgery, or renewal every 90 days for chronic opioid therapy.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Agreement between prescriber and injured worker when starting chronic opioid therapy, renewed yearly or with a new prescriber.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider (signed with the worker)
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English and Spanish
Requests coverage of opioids between 6 and 12 weeks after injury or surgery.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Prior authorization request for buprenorphine transdermal patch on a workers' compensation claim.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Prior authorization for direct-acting antiviral treatment of hepatitis C accepted under a workers' compensation claim.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Authorization request/criteria form for negative pressure wound therapy on a workers' compensation claim.
- Completed by
- Ordering provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Requests an exception to L&I's three-day opioid supply limit after a dental procedure.
- Completed by
- Dentist
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Prior authorization request for a CGRP antagonist for chronic migraine accepted on a claim.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English
Prior authorization request for esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression accepted on a claim.
- Completed by
- Prescribing provider (psychiatrist)
- Issued by
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
- Format
- PDF
- Language
- English