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Existing instructions to review Starting point : Tell your employer about the work-related injury or illness right away.Who the instructions concern : Workers with a potentially work-related Oregon injury or occupational illness. Claim coverage and acceptance are determined under workers' compensation rules.Prepare: Injury or illness date and description : Injury or illness date and descriptionPrepare: Employer and insurer information : Employer and insurer informationPrepare: Form 801 and copy provided to employer : Form 801 and copy provided to employerPrepare: Form 827 completed with the healthcare provider : Form 827 completed with the healthcare providerPrepare: Medical visit and claim correspondence : Medical visit and claim correspondencePrepare: Acceptance or denial letter : Acceptance or denial letterPublisher instruction 1 : Tell your employer about the work-related injury or illness right away.Publisher instruction 2 : Complete Form 801, Report of Job Injury or Illness, and give it to the employer; retain a copy.Publisher instruction 3 : Tell the treating provider that the condition is work-related and complete Form 827 with the provider.Publisher instruction 4 : Identify the employer's insurer through the employer or official coverage lookup and keep the claim correspondence.Publisher instruction 5 : Read the written acceptance or denial and any appeal instructions immediately.Publisher instruction 6 : If the employer will not report, is closed or cannot be reached, contact WCD's Benefit Consultation Unit for filing help.Submission instructions : Which current publisher instructions apply to Submission instructions? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Costs and fee questions : Which current publisher instructions apply to Costs and fee questions? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.After submission : Which current publisher instructions apply to After submission? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Returned, denied or unresolved requests : Which current publisher instructions apply to Returned, denied or unresolved requests? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Language, disability and offline access : Which current publisher instructions apply to Language, disability and offline access? These details have not been recorded for this route. Use the linked responsible office to confirm them.Report a work injury and file a workers' compensation claim
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