WCA: Workmen’s Compensation Act

Patients injured on duty will be assisted by us on condition that the following legal requirements as indicated by WCA are met upon examination:

Required Documentation

• All WCA cases need to have a 1^st medical report issued by a medical doctor / casualty clinician.  
• Patient ID or Drivers’ License  
• Non SA citizens must have a Passport with a valid work permit.
• Referral Note from examining / referring doctor
• Copies of all documentation will be made for every case.
• In the event that an injury occurred longer than 12 hours before consulting, the patient needs to submit a statement stating the reason for the delay (delay report).
• In the event of the injury occurring as a result of a motor vehicle accident, the patient needs to submit an accident report.

Employer Report of an accident (WCL 2)

• Must be completed in full.
• Must be signed by the employer.
• The form must be legible. 

Ultrasound requests

• The area requested must be related to the area indicated as injured on the WCA form.
• Must have a 1^st medical report attached.
• Detailed motivation letter from the referring doctor is required if procedure date differs from date of injury as authorization is required with WCA.
• Referral note
• WCL 2 form (Employer Report).
• Patient ID.
• If documentation is incomplete, the patient must take responsibility for the account.

CT requests

• The area requested must be related to the area indicated as injured on the WCA form.
• Must have a 1^st medical report attached.
• Detailed motivation letter from the referring doctor  is required if procedure date differs from date of injury as authorization is required with WCA
• Referral note
• WCL 2 form (Employer Report).
• Patient ID.
• If documentation is incomplete, the patient must take responsibility for the account.

MRI requests

• The area requested must be related to the area indicated as injured on the WCA form.
• Only a single MRI spinal region is allowed and only one MRI scan is allowed.  If a 2^nd follow up MRI is requested, special approval from the WCA  is required.
• Must have a 1^st medical report attached.
• Detailed motivation letter from the referring doctor is required if procedure date differs from date of injury as authorization is required with WCA.
• Referral note.
• WCL 2 form (Employer Report).
• Patient ID.
• In the event that the injury is older than 6 months, an approved re-opening letter is required from WCA.
• If documentation is incomplete, the patient must take responsibility for the account.

Follow-up examinations – we will require all updated documentation (e.g. Progress report, Final report, etc).