November 16, 2015
Attention:
MARP Providers
Subject:
Contract Extension, Reporting Requirement
Changes
Contract Extension
We will be exercising the renewal option of the MARP Agreement for a final one (1) year
period. Renewal contracts and updated Reference Manuals will be issued to providers prior
to November 30, 2015. Please note the following modification to the Agreement, relating to
Reporting Requirements (below).
Reporting Requirements
In order to more accurately document the activities of each MARP referral, we are moving
away from having every MARP report submitted as a ‘Discharge Report’. Effective
immediately, please title your MARP reports according to the service provided – MARP
Assessment Report, MARP Reassessment Report, MARP Progress Report, or MARP Discharge
Report.
Specifically:
1) For MARP Assessments, if subsequent visits are expected, please title your report
‘MARP Assessment Report’ and include the index code MARPAR in the footer. If no
subsequent visits are expected (i.e. this is the first and likely the only assessment for
this worker), please title your report ‘MARP Discharge Report’ and include the index
code MARPDR in the footer.
2) For MARP Subsequent Visits, if further subsequent visits are expected, please title
your report ‘MARP Progress Report’ and include the index code MARPPR in the footer.
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If no further visits are expected, please title your report ‘MARP Discharge Report’ and
include the index code MARPDR in the footer.
3) For MARP Reassessments, if subsequent visits are expected, please title your report
‘MARP Reassessment Report’ and include the index code 83B328 in the footer. If no
subsequent visits are expected (i.e. this is likely the only assessment for this worker),
please title your report ‘MARP Discharge Report’ and include the index code MARPDR
in the footer.
You will notice the Document Index choices in the Portal have been updated. Please use the
appropriate Document Index to submit your MARP Assessment, Reassessment, Progress,
and Discharge Reports through the Portal. This step is important as it will ensure your MARP
reports show up on the claim files with the correct titles.
Finally, we will be using these updated report titles to more accurately monitor KPI’s for the
MARP Program. Please begin using these titles immediately, and note that as of January 1,
2016, failure to use these updated report titles and Document Index choices in the Portal will
result in false KPI reporting for your clinic.
We sincerely thank all of you for your continued commitment to assessing injured workers,
and we look forward to another year of working together!
For more information about other health care programs at WorkSafeBC, visit us online at
www.worksafebc.com/health_care_providers/
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