Impairment assessment

Becoming an impairment assessment specialist

Medical practitioners who wish to assess permanent impairment must be accredited by the WorkCover Tasmania Board.

Assessing the degree of permanent impairment must be done in accordance with Version 3 of the Guidelines for the Assessment of Permanent Impairment below.These guidelines have recently been revised, and apply to all assessments of impairment that are done from 1 October 2011. They include a template that is to be used when preparing assessment reports.

Impairment Assessment Version 3

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Impairment Assessment - Guidelines for the assessment of permanent impairment Version 3
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This is version 3 guidelines for the assessment of permanent impairment

  • Date: 01/11/2011
  • |Pub No: IAS4
  • |Size: 454.9 KB, 78 Pages
  • |Version: 3.0
  • |Format: PDF
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Impairment Assessment - Summary of changes to Version 3
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Summary of key changes to WorkCover Tasmania Version 3 guidelines of the assessment of permanent impairment

  • Date: 01/09/2011
  • |Pub No: IS-013
  • |Size: 152.0 KB, 2 Pages
  • |Version: 3.0
  • |Format: PDF
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Impairment Assessment - Template for ReportWord Icon

This template is to be used when preparing assessment reports; linked to Version 3

  • Date: 01/09/2011
  • |Pub No: IAS11
  • |Size: 198.0 KB, 1 Pages
  • |Version: 1.0
  • |Format: WORD

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