Fact sheets

General/other

• Direct deposit payment service
  Everything you need to know to arrange direct deposit payments from WCB.
  
• Health care provider audits
  Reasoning and rationale behind our audits on our health care provider network.
• Cannabis retailer and producer
  Information on billing and invoicing for medical cannabis authorized for injured workers.
  
• On-site health centre report
  Information on when a work-site accident should be reported to WCB.
• Protecting the workers' compensation system
  When someone is intentionally dishonest to obtain money or services to which they are not entitled, there are repercussions for all of us. Find out more about how you can help protect the workers' compensation system from misuse.
  
• Return-to-work planning meetings RTWPM
  Overview on the benefits of return-to-work planning meetings.
  
• Contact list
  This guide summarizes WCB contacts—psychology, RSW and MSW providers.
  

Hearing aid practitioners/audiologists

• Clinician's guide to hearing loss
  Facts on noise-induced hearing loss.

Physicians

• Occupational injury causation
  How WCB medical consultants conduct a causation analysis to determine the work relatedness of injuries, and the process for submitting research for consideration as new evidence.
  
• Distal biceps tendon rupture
  Explanation of bicep ruptures that require urgent orthopaedic assessment and or surgery.
  
• FAQs about physician/clinic billing
  Commonly-asked questions about physician or clinic billing.
  
• Medical cannabis
  Information on medical cannabis coverage for the treatment of a work-related injury or disease.
  
• Online reporting information
  Answers to your online reporting questions.
• Opioid management
  Steps when prescribing opioids to injured workers.
  
• Physician's guide to WCB
  Guide to treating injured workers and working with WCB.
• Physician online services FAQs
  Commonly-asked questions for using WCB's online services.
• Shoulder impingement syndrome
  Explanation of shoulder impingement syndrome including causes and treatment options.
• WCB process for physician reimbursement
  Current process for physician reimbursement.

Physiotherapists

• Physiotherapists as first reporters
  What to do when a physiotherapist is the first reporter for a worker's injury.