How To Process Your Workers' Compensation Insurance Claim
The following are steps needed to insure your claim is processed in a timely
manner:
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Immediately report your injury to your supervisor and
pick up an Injury Packet from the Office of Health and Safety. Contact Matt
Humphreys Safety Officer For Q.C.V @ 360-716-5067 or Dean Henry Safety Officer
Tulalip Tribes @ 360-716-4439.
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Seek medical attention.
IMPORTANT: Your employer/Tribal First reserves the right to direct your care to
a provider of their choice. Please check with your employer, before seeking
medical attention, to verify whether or not a provider has already been
selected.
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Have the attending physician complete the
Physicians Initial Report included in this packet. You may leave this
form with your physician, and he/she will forward it to the insurance company
listed on the form, or return it to the Office of Health and Safety. Your
attending physician should also complete the
Return to Work Authorization form. This form needs to be returned to
the Office of Health and Safety to be forwarded to Tribal First with your
Accident Report.
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Complete the upper portion of the
Accident Report included in this packet. This should be completed
within two days of the injury. Return the completed form to the Office of
Health and Safety. Human Resources will complete the bottom portion of the
accident report. The Office of Health and Safety will then forward it to Tribal
First.
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As soon as Tribal First receives your completed
accident report, your claim will be processed and a claim number assigned. If
Tribal First does not receive a completed form, time loss or medical benefits
cannot be provided.
If you have any questions regarding the completion of this packet, please
contact the Office of Health and Safety. You may contact the claims examiner
for additional information at Tribal First at 1-877-777-8039.